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HEPATIZATION [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-10-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Bacterial Diseases
- The Lungs
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- yellow hepatization
1, record 1, English, yellow%20hepatization
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hepatization in which lung tissue is yellowish from a purulent exudate. 2, record 1, English, - yellow%20hepatization
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Maladies bactériennes
- Poumons
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hépatisation jaune
1, record 1, French, h%C3%A9patisation%20jaune
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- hépatisation jaune du poumon 2, record 1, French, h%C3%A9patisation%20jaune%20du%20poumon
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Infiltration purulente et ramollissement du parenchyne pulmonaire se produisant quelquefois au cours d'une pneumonie [et se traduisant pas une coloration jaunâtre]. 2, record 1, French, - h%C3%A9patisation%20jaune
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-09-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Respiratory System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hepatization
1, record 2, English, hepatization
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- consolidation 2, record 2, English, consolidation
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The conversion of a loose tissue into a firm mass like the substance of the liver macroscopically, denoting especially such a change in the lungs in [...] pneumonia. 3, record 2, English, - hepatization
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Applied especially to inflammatory induration of a normally aerated lung due to the presence of cellular exudate in the pulmonary alveoli. 3, record 2, English, - hepatization
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Gray, red, yellow hepatization. 4, record 2, English, - hepatization
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil respiratoire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- hépatisation
1, record 2, French, h%C3%A9patisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Densification et hyperémie d'un tissu, notamment du tissu pulmonaire, qui présente un aspect ressemblant à celui du foie. 1, record 2, French, - h%C3%A9patisation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Hépatisation grise du poumon, jaune du poumon, rouge du poumon. 1, record 2, French, - h%C3%A9patisation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Aparato respiratorio
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- hepatización
1, record 2, Spanish, hepatizaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-09-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Bacterial Diseases
- The Lungs
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- red hepatization
1, record 3, English, red%20hepatization
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A usually early stage of hepatization [in pneumonia] in which the solidified lung tissue is red from excess of blood. 2, record 3, English, - red%20hepatization
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Maladies bactériennes
- Poumons
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- hépatisation rouge
1, record 3, French, h%C3%A9patisation%20rouge
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- hépatisation rouge du poumon 2, record 3, French, h%C3%A9patisation%20rouge%20du%20poumon
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Stade de l'évolution d'une pneumonie, au cours duquel le parenchyme pulmonaire prend la consistance et la couleur du foie. 2, record 3, French, - h%C3%A9patisation%20rouge
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2010-09-23
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- The Lungs
- Bacterial Diseases
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- gray hepatization
1, record 4, English, gray%20hepatization
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A usually late stage of hepatization [in pneumonia] in which the affected lung tissue is grayish. 2, record 4, English, - gray%20hepatization
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[In gray hepatization, ] the exudate is beginning to degenerate prior to breaking down. 3, record 4, English, - gray%20hepatization
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Poumons
- Maladies bactériennes
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- hépatisation grise
1, record 4, French, h%C3%A9patisation%20grise
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- hépatisation grise du poumon 2, record 4, French, h%C3%A9patisation%20grise%20du%20poumon
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Troisième stade anatomopathologique de la pneumonie, correspondant à la phase critique de la maladie [et caractérisé] par un bloc pneumonique ferme, d'aspect granité et de couleur grisâtre, et microscopiquement par des alvéoles remplis d'un exsudat partiellement liquéfié sous l'influence de polynucléaires très abondants. 2, record 4, French, - h%C3%A9patisation%20grise
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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