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DISTANT SPREAD [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-03-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cancers and Oncology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cancer
1, record 1, English, cancer
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A malignant neoplastic disease, in which there is an uncontrolled proliferation of cells, typically with invasion and destruction of adjacent normal tissue, and often with metastatic spread to distant parts of the body via lymphatics or blood vessels... 2, record 1, English, - cancer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cancer includes the two broad categories of carcinoma and sarcoma, but ... is often [misused as a synonym for] carcinoma. 3, record 1, English, - cancer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cancers et oncologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cancer
1, record 1, French, cancer
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Maladie qui se développe quand des cellules anormales d'un organe ou d'un tissu se mettent à se multiplier de manière désordonnée. 2, record 1, French, - cancer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lorsque les cellules se développent de manière incontrôlée au point de former une masse, celle-ci est appelée tumeur. 2, record 1, French, - cancer
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tipos de cáncer y oncología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cáncer
1, record 1, Spanish, c%C3%A1ncer
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Enfermedad que se caracteriza por] la división anormal e incontrolada de las células, que pueden manifestar invasividad y tendencia a hacer metástasis a nuevos sitios. 2, record 1, Spanish, - c%C3%A1ncer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El crecimiento descontrolado de células anormales. Cuando se disemina a tejidos vecinos se llama invasión y cuando lo hace a tejidos distantes se denomina metástasis. 3, record 1, Spanish, - c%C3%A1ncer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cáncer: El plural de "cáncer" es "cánceres", por lo que es inadecuado dejarlo invariable. [...] Cuando esta voz forma el plural [...] se siguen las normas generales de las palabras llanas o agudas acabadas en erre, a las que se añade la terminación -es, como en los mártires, los cráteres o los líderes. Solo las esdrújulas, como los mánager, permanecen sin cambios. 4, record 1, Spanish, - c%C3%A1ncer
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-07-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cancers and Oncology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- peritoneal mesothelioma
1, record 2, English, peritoneal%20mesothelioma
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Peritoneal mesothelioma is the second most common type of mesothelioma.... Spread(metastasis) to distant sites is not common with peritoneal mesothelioma and it does not usually spread to lymph nodes. 1, record 2, English, - peritoneal%20mesothelioma
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Cancers et oncologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mésothéliome péritonéal
1, record 2, French, m%C3%A9soth%C3%A9liome%20p%C3%A9riton%C3%A9al
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le mésothéliome péritonéal est le deuxième type le plus courant de mésothéliome. [...] La propagation (métastases) à distance n’est pas courante pour le mésothéliome péritonéal et il ne se propage généralement pas aux ganglions lymphatiques. 1, record 2, French, - m%C3%A9soth%C3%A9liome%20p%C3%A9riton%C3%A9al
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2014-01-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
- Cancers and Oncology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- staging
1, record 3, English, staging
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The classification of the severity of a disease in stages on the basis of the signs and symptoms and the paraclinical tests. 2, record 3, English, - staging
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Assessment of the body burden and spread of cancer by clinical means(staging) is important in developing the treatment plan. Most staging systems assess the size of the primary tumor and define regional lymph node involvement, as well as the presence or absence of distant metastatic disease. It is important to distinguish between clinical and pathologic staging and to recognize that pathologic staging employing surgical biopsy is generally more accurate. 3, record 3, English, - staging
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
staging: term and definition standardized by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau. 4, record 3, English, - staging
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
- Cancers et oncologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- stadification
1, record 3, French, stadification
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- détermination des stades d'une maladie 2, record 3, French, d%C3%A9termination%20des%20stades%20d%27une%20maladie
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- détermination du stade 3, record 3, French, d%C3%A9termination%20du%20stade
correct, feminine noun
- classification par stade 4, record 3, French, classification%20par%20stade
correct, feminine noun
- bilan d'extension 5, record 3, French, bilan%20d%27extension
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Classification de la gravité d'une maladie en stades à partir des signes et symptômes et des tests paracliniques. 2, record 3, French, - stadification
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Stadification des tumeurs du col utérin. 6, record 3, French, - stadification
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
stadification; détermination des stades d'une maladie : termes et définition normalisés par l'Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) et le Bureau de la traduction. 7, record 3, French, - stadification
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
- Tipos de cáncer y oncología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- determinación del estado
1, record 3, Spanish, determinaci%C3%B3n%20del%20estado
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-02-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Human Diseases
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- disseminated
1, record 4, English, disseminated
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Said of a disease widely spread throughout an organ, a system, or the whole body; distant from the site of origin. 2, record 4, English, - disseminated
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Metastases to the kidney are often multiple and typically occur in the setting of other disseminated disease. 3, record 4, English, - disseminated
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Maladies humaines
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- disséminé
1, record 4, French, diss%C3%A9min%C3%A9
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'une maladie qui à partir d'un foyer initial, a envahi un organe, un système, ou l'organisme tout entier. 2, record 4, French, - diss%C3%A9min%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades humanas
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- diseminado
1, record 4, Spanish, diseminado
adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En el caso de [una enfermedad], se refiere a que se extiende a todo el cuerpo. 2, record 4, Spanish, - diseminado
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-07-07
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Farming Techniques
- Vegetable Crop Production
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- truck-farming
1, record 5, English, truck%2Dfarming
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- truck farming 2, record 5, English, truck%20farming
correct
- truck cropping 3, record 5, English, truck%20cropping
correct
- truck gardening 4, record 5, English, truck%20gardening
correct
- truck growing 5, record 5, English, truck%20growing
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The horticultural practice of growing one or more vegetable crops on a large scale for shipment to distant markets. 3, record 5, English, - truck%2Dfarming
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is usually less intensive and diversified than market gardening. At first this type of farming depended entirely on local or regional markets. As the use of railroads and large-capacity trucks expanded and refrigerated carriers were introduced, truck farms spread to the cheaper lands of the West and South, shipping seasonal crops to relatively distant markets where their cultivation is limited by climate. 3, record 5, English, - truck%2Dfarming
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Techniques agricoles
- Production légumière
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- culture maraîchère champêtre
1, record 5, French, culture%20mara%C3%AEch%C3%A8re%20champ%C3%AAtre
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- culture maraîchère extensive 2, record 5, French, culture%20mara%C3%AEch%C3%A8re%20extensive
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La culture maraîchère champêtre en culture extensive. Il s'agit là d'un type de culture extensive relevant du domaine purement agricole. Il se pratique sur des étendues souvent considérables. [...] Son éloignement de gros centres de commercialisation ne représente plus un inconvénient majeur depuis la modernisation et l'accélération des moyens de transport. 1, record 5, French, - culture%20mara%C3%AEch%C3%A8re%20champ%C3%AAtre
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce type de culture s'oppose au «market gardening», culture plutôt intensive desservant un marché local. 3, record 5, French, - culture%20mara%C3%AEch%C3%A8re%20champ%C3%AAtre
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2004-06-25
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
- Cancers and Oncology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- TNM classification
1, record 6, English, TNM%20classification
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A classification of the spread of malignant tumors used internationally, in which each letter is given a coefficient indicative of a degree of severity (T: local spread, or primary tumor; N (nodes): presence of [metastases in] lymph nodes; M: remote metastases). 2, record 6, English, - TNM%20classification
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
TNM classification provides a system for staging the occurrence of cancer. T refers to the primary tumour and is categorised as being 1-4 and a-d depending upon site, size and spread, N refers to the lymph nodes and they are categorised as being X, 0, 1, 2, or 3 depending upon in any, some or all are involved metastases, and M to the presence or absence of distant metastases. 3, record 6, English, - TNM%20classification
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
- Cancers et oncologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- classification TNM
1, record 6, French, classification%20TNM
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Classification de l'extension des tumeurs malignes, utilisée internationalement, où chaque lettre est affectée d'un coefficient correspondant à un degré de gravité (T : extension locale de la tumeur primitive; N (nodes) : [...] [atteinte aux ganglions (métastases)] M : métastases à distance). 1, record 6, French, - classification%20TNM
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
- Tipos de cáncer y oncología
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- clasificación TNM
1, record 6, Spanish, clasificaci%C3%B3n%20TNM
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1993-03-19
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Cytology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- metastatically competent cell
1, record 7, English, metastatically%20competent%20cell
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dominance of metastatically competent cells in primary murine breast neoplasms is necessary for distant metastatic spread.(Cited in MEDLINE data base.) 1, record 7, English, - metastatically%20competent%20cell
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Cytologie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- cellule susceptible de métastaser
1, record 7, French, cellule%20susceptible%20de%20m%C3%A9tastaser
correct, proposal, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
métastaser : développer des métastases. 1, record 7, French, - cellule%20susceptible%20de%20m%C3%A9tastaser
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1989-01-09
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Epidemiology
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- distant spread 1, record 8, English, distant%20spread
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Épidémiologie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- diffusion à distance
1, record 8, French, diffusion%20%C3%A0%20distance
feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1987-11-04
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Epidemiology
- Human Diseases
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- secondary spread
1, record 9, English, secondary%20spread
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Spread of a localized infection to distant sites, usually by the hematogenous route. 2, record 9, English, - secondary%20spread
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Épidémiologie
- Maladies humaines
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- propagation secondaire
1, record 9, French, propagation%20secondaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- infection secondaire 2, record 9, French, infection%20secondaire
proposal, feminine noun
- contamination secondaire 2, record 9, French, contamination%20secondaire
feminine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1977-09-20
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Planets
- Astronomy
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- radiant
1, record 10, English, radiant
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Just as the rails of a track seem to diverge from a distant point, so the trails of meteors in a shower appear to spread from a point or small area in the sky. The "radiant" of a meteor shower is the vanishing point in the perspective of the parallel trails; it is located by extending the trails backward. 1, record 10, English, - radiant
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Planètes
- Astronomie
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- radiant 1, record 10, French, radiant
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On observe systématiquement des "essaims météoriques" qui au cours d'un certain intervalle de temps (quelques nuits) apparaissent à peu près dans la même région du ciel. Si on prolonge leurs traces en arrière, ces traces se rencontreront près d'un point qu'on appelle "radiant". 1, record 10, French, - radiant
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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