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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2017-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Cinematography
  • Television Arts
DEF

An individual who writes and/or publishes a review of a film from either an artistic or entertainment point of view.

CONT

Film reviews often analyze and discuss a film's details, its content and characters, a critique of the performances, camera work, directing, editing, production, and script; film critics are usually more philosophical and theoretical than film reviewers or commentators; film criticism refers to the analysis of the narrative, historical and stylistic characteristics of film; ’critics’is sometimes abbreviated as crix.

OBS

The familiar plural form of "critic" is "crix".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Cinématographie
  • Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
DEF

Personne qui fait une analyse commentée d'œuvres cinématographiques en tant que forme artistique ou de divertissement.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A deposition of adipose tissue in the interscapular area of patients with Cushing’s syndrome, due to hypercortisolism.

CONT

Cushing’s syndrome due to excess glucocorticoids can be either naturally occurring or iatrogenic. The advanced syndrome is easily diagnosed by the characteristic moon facies, buffalo, acne hypertension, and hump osteoporosis.

OBS

Compare "crix belly" and "protease paunch".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Saillie adipeuse à la jonction du cou et du dos s'observant dans le syndrome de Cushing.

OBS

Peut être due à un hypercorticisme iatrogène lié à une corticothérapie.

OBS

Le terme "bosse de bison" a été privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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