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KYSTE SYNOVIAL [2 records]

Record 1 2012-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

A cystic swelling overlying a joint or a tendon sheath, most frequently found about the wrist.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Petite tumeur kystique formée aux dépens de la synoviale articulaire et tendineuse, observée le plus souvent à la face dorsale du poignet.

OBS

ganglion synovial : terme impropre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
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Record 2 2005-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
  • Muscles and Tendons
DEF

A cyst arising either from the synovial membrane of a joint, a bursa, the synovial sheath of a tendon, or connective tissue surrounding a joint.

OBS

It is seen most frequently on the dorsal aspect of the wrist or in the popliteal space.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
  • Muscles et tendons
DEF

Kyste développé aux dépens d'une synoviale articulaire (kyste arthrosynovial), d'une bourse séreuse, d'une gaine tendineuse, ou encore du tissu conjonctif péri-articulaire.

OBS

Les deux variétés de loin les plus fréquentes sont le kyste synovial du dos du poignet et le kyste poplité, ou kyste de Baker.

Spanish

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