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INCIPIENT CATARACT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-09-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Visual Disorders
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- incipient cataract
1, record 1, English, incipient%20cataract
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Incipient cataract means that the opacities do not prevent visualization of the retina but are already causing some inconvenience. 2, record 1, English, - incipient%20cataract
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Troubles de la vision
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cataracte débutante
1, record 1, French, cataracte%20d%C3%A9butante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cataracte incipiente 1, record 1, French, cataracte%20incipiente
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Premier stade d'une cataracte, dans lequel les opacités alternent avec des zones transparentes. 1, record 1, French, - cataracte%20d%C3%A9butante
Record 1, Key term(s)
- début de cataracte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Trastornos de la visión
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- catarata incipiente
1, record 1, Spanish, catarata%20incipiente
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opacidad [del cristalino] periférica [con] trastorno visual [...] mínimo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - catarata%20incipiente
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-10-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Orthoses
- The Eye
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- stenopeic spectacles
1, record 2, English, stenopeic%20spectacles
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- stenopaeic spectacles 2, record 2, English, stenopaeic%20spectacles
correct, plural
- pinhole spectacles 3, record 2, English, pinhole%20spectacles
correct, plural
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Spectacles having opaque disks with multiple perforations used to aid vision in incipient cataract and in discrete opacities of the cornea. 1, record 2, English, - stenopeic%20spectacles
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Orthèses
- Oeil
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lunettes sténopéiques
1, record 2, French, lunettes%20st%C3%A9nop%C3%A9iques
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lunettes munies de disques opaques percés d'une ou plusieurs ouvertures. 1, record 2, French, - lunettes%20st%C3%A9nop%C3%A9iques
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997. 2, record 2, French, - lunettes%20st%C3%A9nop%C3%A9iques
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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