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EXPECTORATION [11 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-03-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- glyceryl guaiacolate
1, record 1, English, glyceryl%20guaiacolate
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- guaifenesin 2, record 1, English, guaifenesin
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Guaifenesin increases the fluid of the respiratory tract. This reduces the viscosity of respiratory secretions and facilitates their expectoration... guaifenesin is an ingredient of many non-prescription cough preparations. 3, record 1, English, - glyceryl%20guaiacolate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gaïacolate de glycéryle
1, record 1, French, ga%C3%AFacolate%20de%20glyc%C3%A9ryle
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- guaifénésine 2, record 1, French, guaif%C3%A9n%C3%A9sine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les expectorants (médicaments qui contiennent du gaïacolate de glycéryle) réduisent la production de mucus ce qui permet au corps de l'éliminer. 3, record 1, French, - ga%C3%AFacolate%20de%20glyc%C3%A9ryle
Record 1, Key term(s)
- gaiacolate de glycéryle
- guaïfénésine
- guaïacolate de glycéryle
- guaiacolate de glycéryle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
- Medicina, Higiene y Salud
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- guaifenesina
1, record 1, Spanish, guaifenesina
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2025-02-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Human Diseases - Various
- Bronchi
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- bronchitis
1, record 2, English, bronchitis
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Inflammation of a bronchus or bronchi ... 2, record 2, English, - bronchitis
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... there are both acute and chronic varieties. Symptoms usually include fever, coughing, and expectoration. 2, record 2, English, - bronchitis
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Maladies humaines diverses
- Bronches
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bronchite
1, record 2, French, bronchite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- rhume de poitrine 2, record 2, French, rhume%20de%20poitrine
masculine noun, obsolete
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Inflammation [...] de la muqueuse des bronches. 3, record 2, French, - bronchite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On distingue deux formes cliniques [de bronchite] : la bronchite aiguë et la bronchite chronique. 4, record 2, French, - bronchite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades humanas varias
- Bronquios
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- bronquitis
1, record 2, Spanish, bronquitis
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Inflamación de la mucosa de los bronquios. 2, record 2, Spanish, - bronquitis
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Existen diversos tipos: capilar, caseosa, catarral, crónica. 3, record 2, Spanish, - bronquitis
Record 3 - internal organization data 2024-03-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Human Diseases - Various
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- vomica
1, record 3, English, vomica
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sudden and profuse expectoration of purulent or putrid matter. 2, record 3, English, - vomica
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... blood and pus in the patient’s vomica. 3, record 3, English, - vomica
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Maladies humaines diverses
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- vomique
1, record 3, French, vomique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Expectoration subite et abondante de liquide séreux, de pus ou de sang. 2, record 3, French, - vomique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades humanas varias
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- vómica
1, record 3, Spanish, v%C3%B3mica
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2021-10-22
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Respiratory System
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- expectoration
1, record 4, English, expectoration
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- sputum 2, record 4, English, sputum
correct
- phlegm 3, record 4, English, phlegm
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The substance expelled from the respiratory tract through the mouth by coughing or clearing the throat. 4, record 4, English, - expectoration
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil respiratoire
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- expectoration
1, record 4, French, expectoration
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- crachat 2, record 4, French, crachat
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Matière expulsée des voies respiratoires par la bouche lorsqu'on tousse ou qu'on se racle la gorge. 3, record 4, French, - expectoration
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les expectorations, [aussi] appelées crachats, sont provoquées par une accumulation de sécrétions, survenant notamment au cours d'affections bronchopulmonaires : bronchite aiguë, bronchite chronique, bronchectasie, asthme, infection pulmonaire (pneumonie, abcès du poumon, tuberculose), altérations bronchiques consécutives au tabagisme. Les expectorations de sang, ou hémoptysies, sont un cas particulier; elles peuvent être dues à une affection bronchopulmonaire (cancer bronchique, embolie pulmonaire, tuberculose) ou cardiaque aiguë. 4, record 4, French, - expectoration
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Aparato respiratorio
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- expectoración
1, record 4, Spanish, expectoraci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- esputo 2, record 4, Spanish, esputo
correct, masculine noun
- flema 3, record 4, Spanish, flema
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Materia procedente de las vías respiratorias inferiores que llega a la boca por esfuerzos de expectoración y que es escupida o tragada. 1, record 4, Spanish, - expectoraci%C3%B3n
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La consistencia de la expectoración va desde francamente fluida, como el agua, hasta muy viscosa y adherente, dependiendo esto de la cantidad de fibrina que contiene y que existe en gran cantidad en los esputos viscosos. 1, record 4, Spanish, - expectoraci%C3%B3n
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
esputo hemático 4, record 4, Spanish, - expectoraci%C3%B3n
Record 5 - internal organization data 2021-04-15
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Respiratory System
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- dry cough
1, record 5, English, dry%20cough
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- unproductive cough 2, record 5, English, unproductive%20cough
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cough with no expectoration. 3, record 5, English, - dry%20cough
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil respiratoire
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- toux sèche
1, record 5, French, toux%20s%C3%A8che
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- toux improductive 1, record 5, French, toux%20improductive
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Toux sans expectorations. 2, record 5, French, - toux%20s%C3%A8che
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Aparato respiratorio
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- tos seca
1, record 5, Spanish, tos%20seca
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2013-12-02
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Respiratory Tract
- Symptoms (Medicine)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- chronic expectoration
1, record 6, English, chronic%20expectoration
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- chronic sputum 2, record 6, English, chronic%20sputum
correct
- chronic sputum expectoration 3, record 6, English, chronic%20sputum%20expectoration
correct
- CSE 3, record 6, English, CSE
correct
- CSE 3, record 6, English, CSE
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Voies respiratoires
- Symptômes (Médecine)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- expectoration chronique
1, record 6, French, expectoration%20chronique
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2012-02-03
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Bronchi
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- melanoptysis
1, record 7, English, melanoptysis
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The expectoration of black sputum, as in anthracosis. 1, record 7, English, - melanoptysis
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Bronches
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- mélanoptysie
1, record 7, French, m%C3%A9lanoptysie
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Expectoration noirâtre des sujets atteints d'anthracose. 1, record 7, French, - m%C3%A9lanoptysie
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bronquios
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- melanoptisis
1, record 7, Spanish, melanoptisis
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
La expectoración de esputo negro que se presenta en los casos de antracosis. 2, record 7, Spanish, - melanoptisis
Record 8 - internal organization data 2011-10-12
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Effects of Pollution
- Bronchi
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- chronic bronchitis
1, record 8, English, chronic%20bronchitis
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A clinical disorder characterized by excessive mucous secretion in the bronchial tree and manifested by chronic productive cough. 2, record 8, English, - chronic%20bronchitis
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 DEF
a long-continued form, often with a more or less marked tendency to recurrence after stages of quiescence. It is due to repeated attacks of acute bronchitis or to chronic general diseases; characterized by attacks of coughing, by expectoration, either scanty or profuse, and secondary changes in the lung tissue. 3, record 8, English, - chronic%20bronchitis
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Effets de la pollution
- Bronches
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- bronchite chronique
1, record 8, French, bronchite%20chronique
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Affection caractérisée par une hypersécrétion muqueuse, bronchique, chronique, permanente ou récidivante, survenant, la plupart des jours, au moins 3 mois par an pendant au moins 2 années consécutives, sans que l'on puisse individualiser une affection bronchopulmonaire pré-existante. 2, record 8, French, - bronchite%20chronique
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Au moins théoriquement, on doit distinguer du cadre de la bronchite chronique : -l'asthme [...] -les dystrophies bronchiques [...] -l'emphysème [...]. Mais l'association d'une bronchite chronique ou à un asthme ou en emphysème est fréquente. 2, record 8, French, - bronchite%20chronique
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Efectos de la polución
- Bronquios
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- bronquitis crónica
1, record 8, Spanish, bronquitis%20cr%C3%B3nica
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tos y expectoración por más de tres meses, durante dos años sucesivos, descartadas otras enfermedades pulmonares como tuberculosis, bronquiectásias, cáncer broncogénico. 2, record 8, Spanish, - bronquitis%20cr%C3%B3nica
Record 9 - internal organization data 2011-08-16
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Respiratory System
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- rusty sputum
1, record 9, English, rusty%20sputum
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A reddish brown, blood-stained expectoration characteristic of lobar pneumonia. 1, record 9, English, - rusty%20sputum
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil respiratoire
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- crachat rouillé
1, record 9, French, crachat%20rouill%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- expectoration rouillée 1, record 9, French, expectoration%20rouill%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Crachat teinté de sang, caractéristique de la pneumonie. 2, record 9, French, - crachat%20rouill%C3%A9
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «crachat rouillé» a été privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale. 3, record 9, French, - crachat%20rouill%C3%A9
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1996-12-06
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Bronchi
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- expectoration
1, record 10, English, expectoration
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The act of coughing up and spitting out materials from the lungs, bronchi, and trachea. 1, record 10, English, - expectoration
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Bronches
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- expectoration
1, record 10, French, expectoration
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Expulsion par la toux des produits normaux ou pathologiques présents dans les voies respiratoires. 1, record 10, French, - expectoration
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bronquios
Record 10, Main entry term, Spanish
- expectoración
1, record 10, Spanish, expectoraci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 10, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(del lat. "expectoratum, supino de "expectorare", expectorar; de "ex", fuera de, y "pectus", pecho) Expulsión, por medio de la tos, de materias contenidas en la tráquea, bronquios o pulmones. 2, record 10, Spanish, - expectoraci%C3%B3n
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El examen de expectoración, cuando se encuentra infección agregada demuestra los gérmenes causales y el antibiograma, la sensibilidad a los antibióticos. 3, record 10, Spanish, - expectoraci%C3%B3n
Record 11 - internal organization data 1990-03-27
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- cavity
1, record 11, English, cavity
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A space in the lung, either hollow or filled with purulent matter, formed by liquefaction of caseous areas and expectoration of the resulting debris. 1, record 11, English, - cavity
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- caverne
1, record 11, French, caverne
correct, feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Excavation située au sein d'un parenchyme en particulier dans le poumon, et secondaire à l'évacuation d'un foyer inflammatoire ou nécrotique. 1, record 11, French, - caverne
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme désigne habituellement une caverne tuberculeuse, qu'il s'agisse de la caverne primaire par excavation du chancre tuberculeux ou de la caverne détergée. 1, record 11, French, - caverne
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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