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RANULA [2 records]

Record 1 2003-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lips and Tongue
DEF

A form of retention cyst of the floor of the mouth, usually due to obstruction of the ducts of the submaxillary or sublingual glands, presenting a slowly enlarging painless deep burrowing mucocele of one side of the mouth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lèvres et langue
DEF

Tumeur liquide apparaissant dans la région sous-linguale, sous-maxillaire ou pharyngienne.

PHR

Grenouillette aiguë, séreuse.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Labios y lengua
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Record 2 2001-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

A cystic tumor beneath the tongue, due to obstruction and dilatation of the sublingual or submaxillary duct or of a mucous gland.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Kyste mucoïde du plancher de la bouche, d'origine salivaire.

Spanish

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