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HORSLEYS BONE WAX [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Surgical Instruments
- Orthopedic Surgery
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bone wax
1, record 1, English, bone%20wax
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Horsley's bone wax 2, record 1, English, Horsley%27s%20bone%20wax
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A nontoxic, biocompatible wax used during surgery to plug bleeding cavities in cranial bones and other bones ... 3, record 1, English, - bone%20wax
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments chirurgicaux
- Chirurgie orthopédique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cire de Horsley
1, record 1, French, cire%20de%20Horsley
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cire d'os 2, record 1, French, cire%20d%27os
correct, feminine noun
- cire aseptique chirurgicale 3, record 1, French, cire%20aseptique%20chirurgicale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cire utilisée en chirurgie pour l'hémostase des os. 4, record 1, French, - cire%20de%20Horsley
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cire à os ou cire de Horsley du nom du Lord anglais qui l'a mise au point à la fin du XIXe siècle. Composée de cire d'abeille (70 %) et de vaseline, elle permet l'hémostase des brèches osseuses par obturation mécanique des canalicules osseux contenant des capillaires sanguins. 5, record 1, French, - cire%20de%20Horsley
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Instrumental quirúrgico
- Cirugía ortopédica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cera para hueso
1, record 1, Spanish, cera%20para%20hueso
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cera para hueso de Horsley 1, record 1, Spanish, cera%20para%20hueso%20de%20Horsley
feminine noun
- cera de Horsley 2, record 1, Spanish, cera%20de%20Horsley
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mezcla de agentes antisépticos, aceite y cera, usada para detener hemorragias por taponamiento de cavidades óseas o canales de Havers, especialmente del cráneo. 3, record 1, Spanish, - cera%20para%20hueso
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