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LUCENCY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-02-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- crescent sign
1, record 1, English, crescent%20sign
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A crescentic, subchondral lucency in the anterosuperior femoral head representing a pathologic fracture in aseptic necrosis. 1, record 1, English, - crescent%20sign
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- signe de la coquille d'œuf
1, record 1, French, signe%20de%20la%20coquille%20d%27%26oelig%3Buf
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ligne sous-chondrale radiotransparente en forme de croissant, située à la partie supérieure de la tête fémorale et correspondant à une fracture pathologique dans l'ostéonécrose aseptique. 2, record 1, French, - signe%20de%20la%20coquille%20d%27%26oelig%3Buf
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1992-09-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- parentheses-like calcification
1, record 2, English, parentheses%2Dlike%20calcification
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pattern of calcification characteristic of lipomas involving the corpus callosum. The calcification surrounds a lucency centrally situated in the midline in the area of the corpus callosum. [From MESRO, 1984, vol. 3, p. 505. ] 2, record 2, English, - parentheses%2Dlike%20calcification
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- calcification en parenthèses
1, record 2, French, calcification%20en%20parenth%C3%A8ses
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Calcification intracrânienne caractéristique des lipomes du corps calleux. Elle siège dans la capsule tumorale de part et d'autre de la ligne médiane et encadre une hypodensité. [D'après EMSQU, 31647, A10, 1987, p. 17.] 2, record 2, French, - calcification%20en%20parenth%C3%A8ses
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
source c : EMSQU, 31647, A10, 1987, p. 17. 2, record 2, French, - calcification%20en%20parenth%C3%A8ses
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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