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TENDERNESS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-02-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tenderness
1, record 1, English, tenderness
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An abnormal sensitiveness to pressure or contact. 2, record 1, English, - tenderness
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tenderness is the term usually applied in medical nomenclature to pain experienced when a diseased part is handled, the term pain, being reserved for unpleasant sensations felt apart from any manipulation. 3, record 1, English, - tenderness
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- douleur à la pression
1, record 1, French, douleur%20%C3%A0%20la%20pression
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sensibilité au toucher 1, record 1, French, sensibilit%C3%A9%20au%20toucher
correct, feminine noun
- sensibilité 2, record 1, French, sensibilit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- douleur provoquée 3, record 1, French, douleur%20provoqu%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Douleur réveillée, exacerbée par le contact, la pression. 4, record 1, French, - douleur%20%C3%A0%20la%20pression
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La douleur provoquée s'oppose à la douleur spontanée. Elle est mise en évidence par l'examen physique. 5, record 1, French, - douleur%20%C3%A0%20la%20pression
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme «douleur provoquée» a été privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale. 6, record 1, French, - douleur%20%C3%A0%20la%20pression
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sensibilidad a la presión
1, record 1, Spanish, sensibilidad%20a%20la%20presi%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- dolor a la presión 1, record 1, Spanish, dolor%20a%20la%20presi%C3%B3n
masculine noun
- hiperestesia 1, record 1, Spanish, hiperestesia
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-08-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Meats and Meat Industries
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tenderness
1, record 2, English, tenderness
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Meat tenderness is influenced by either the contractile state of the muscle (tough if the fibres have shortened) or by the amount of cross-linking in the collagen (tough if cross-linking is excessive, as in some older animals) ... 2, record 2, English, - tenderness
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tendreté
1, record 2, French, tendret%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aptitude d'une viande à être tranchée [...], cisaillée [...] et broyée [...] 2, record 2, French, - tendret%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les propriétés de la viande (que les consommateurs) sont eux-mêmes en mesure de pouvoir apprécier comme par exemple la tendreté, la succulence, la saveur, la couleur [...]. 2, record 2, French, - tendret%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La tendreté étant très appréciée par le consommateur, diverses techniques sont appliquées pour l'améliorer : attendrissement mécanique, maturation en atmosphère contrôlée, emploi d'additifs ou d'enzymes. 3, record 2, French, - tendret%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Industria cárnica, de fiambres y embutidos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- terneza
1, record 2, Spanish, terneza
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dificultad o facilidad con la que una carne se puede cortar o masticar. 1, record 2, Spanish, - terneza
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] los métodos de determinación [...] de apreciación objetiva [...] intentan predecir un valor de terneza en forma cuantitativa. El método objetivo mundialmente más usado es la Cizalla Warner-Bratzler, que consiste en un método directo, mediante el cual una cizalla mide la fuerza de corte en libras o en kg, es decir la resistencia de la carne a ser cortada, brindando un dato objetivo (a mayor valor de fuerza de corte, menor terneza). 1, record 2, Spanish, - terneza
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