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Record 1 2002-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Muscles and Tendons
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
OBS

A person suffering from cerebral palsy.... Those afflicted with the various forms of paralysis described under "spasticity" may be termed : hemiplegic, monoplegic, paraplegic, quadriplegic and triplegic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Muscles et tendons
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
OBS

Personne souffrant d'infirmité motrice cérébrale. [...] Les sujets regroupés sous le terme "spastique" peuvent être respectivement monoplégique, hémiplégique, paraplégique, triplégique, quadriplégique.

Key term(s)
  • spasmodique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Músculos y tendones
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
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