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HOLLOW VISCUS [8 records]

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Record 1 2013-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vessels (Medicine)
CONT

Infection via the portal system(portal pyemia) : The infectious process originates within the abdomen and reaches the liver by entering the portal vein. Appendicitis and pylephlebitis are the predominant causes. However, any source of intra-abdominal abscess, such as acute diverticulitis, inflammatory bowel disease, and perforated hollow viscus, can lead to portal pyemia and hepatic abscesses.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vaisseaux (Médecine)

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Liver and Biliary Ducts
  • Urinary Tract
DEF

An inorganic mass of material formed in a dilated gland or duct or in a hollow viscus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Foie et voies biliaires
  • Appareil urinaire
DEF

Production morbide de corps solides dans l'épaisseur des tissus ou dans un organe au cours d'une affection.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hígado y conductos biliares
  • Vías urinarias
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Record 3 2006-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
DEF

A measure of the ease with which a hollow viscus(e. g., lung, urinary bladder, gallbladder) may be distended, for example, the volume change resulting from the application of a unit pressure differential between the inside and outside of the viscus.

PHR

Ventricular, lung compliance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
DEF

Aptitude d'une cavité organique à changer de volume sous l'influence d'une variation de pression.

OBS

La compliance se mesure par le rapport de la variation de volume à la variation de pression, le rapport inverse étant appelé « élastance ».

PHR

Compliance ventriculaire, pulmonaire.

Spanish

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Record 4 2004-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

An abnormal congenital or acquired communication between two surfaces or between a viscus or other hollow structure and the exterior.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Communication anormale, accidentelle ou congénitale, d'un organe avec l'extérieur à travers un orifice cutané ou muqueux, ou avec un autre organe.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
DEF

Comunicación patológica entre una víscera hueca o una cavidad patológica con otra o con el exterior del organismo.

PHR

fístula anal.

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Record 5 2003-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
DEF

An instrument for the examination of the interior of a hollow viscus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
CONT

L'endoscopie est la technique qui permet d'explorer l'intérieur des cavités naturelles du corps : celles des appareils digestif, respiratoire, génital. Il existe deux types d'instruments : le plus ancien est l'endoscope, appareil rigide; le plus récent est le fibroscope, tube souple contenant des millions de fibres de verre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo médico y quirúrgico
DEF

Aparato que permite una exploración visual de una cavidad o conducto del cuerpo.

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Record 6 1998-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Stomach
  • Bowels
DEF

An ulcer that penetrates the full thickness of the wall of a hollow viscus, creating an open communication between the lumen and a serosal cavity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Estomac
  • Intestins

Spanish

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Record 7 1998-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Respiratory System
OBS

elastance : The recoil pressure resulting from a unit change of volume of a hollow viscus...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil respiratoire
DEF

Variation de pression transpulmonaire nécessaire pour entraîner une variation de volume donné du poumon [...]

Spanish

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Record 8 1997-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Ear
OBS

compliance : The volume change resulting from the application of a unit change in pressure between the inside and outside of a hollow viscus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oreille
OBS

[...] les appareils actuels mesurent les variations de la compliance relative de l'oreille moyenne, c'est-à-dire de l'élasticité du système tympano-ossiculaire (schématiquement, la compliance est l'inverse de l'impédance.

Spanish

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