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FULL DILATATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Pregnancy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- threatened abortion
1, record 1, English, threatened%20abortion
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A condition in which there is bloody discharge from the uterus but the loss of blood is less than in inevitable abortion and there is no dilatation of the cervix; it may proceed to actual abortion or the symptoms may subside and the pregnancy go to full term. 2, record 1, English, - threatened%20abortion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Grossesse
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- menace d'avortement
1, record 1, French, menace%20d%27avortement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- menace d'avortement spontané 2, record 1, French, menace%20d%27avortement%20spontan%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- risque d'avortement spontané 2, record 1, French, risque%20d%27avortement%20spontan%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Elle se manifeste par : des métrorragies peu abondantes, brunâtres, noirâtres ou rouges, des pelvialgies à type de coliques utérines, une diminution de la tension mammaire. 1, record 1, French, - menace%20d%27avortement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-12-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Pregnancy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cervical dilatation
1, record 2, English, cervical%20dilatation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The enlargement of the external os from an orifice a few millimeters in diameter to an aperture large enough to permit passage of the baby. 2, record 2, English, - cervical%20dilatation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When the more or less circular opening into the lower segment of the uterus is about 10 cm. in diameter, cervical dilatation is said to be "complete" or "full. " 3, record 2, English, - cervical%20dilatation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Grossesse
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dilatation du col
1, record 2, French, dilatation%20du%20col
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Le phénomène par lequel l'orifice du col, au début à peine perméable au doigt, s'ouvre peu à peu circulairement. 1, record 2, French, - dilatation%20du%20col
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La dilatation du col s'apprécie par la mesure en centimètres du diamètre de l'orifice cervical. 1, record 2, French, - dilatation%20du%20col
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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