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MUCIN [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-03-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pretibial myxedema
1, record 1, English, pretibial%20myxedema
correct, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pretibial myxoedema 2, record 1, English, pretibial%20myxoedema
correct, Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Localized myxedema associated with preceding hyperthyroidism and exophthalmos, occurring typically on the anterior(pretibial) surface of the legs, the mucin deposits appearing as both plaques and papules. 1, record 1, English, - pretibial%20myxedema
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- myxœdème prétibial
1, record 1, French, myx%26oelig%3Bd%C3%A8me%20pr%C3%A9tibial
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Signe peu fréquent observé au cours de la maladie de Basedow, caractérisé par un placard violacé, induré, siégeant en avant du tibia. Le myxœdème prétibial [...] survient pratiquement uniquement chez les patients porteurs d'une ophtalmopathie basedowienne [...] 1, record 1, French, - myx%26oelig%3Bd%C3%A8me%20pr%C3%A9tibial
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- mixedema pretibial
1, record 1, Spanish, mixedema%20pretibial
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-02-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Bowels
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- independent mucous cell carcinoma of the large intestine
1, record 2, English, independent%20mucous%20cell%20carcinoma%20of%20the%20large%20intestine
proposal
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mucous cells : cells that secrete mucus or mucin. 2, record 2, English, - independent%20mucous%20cell%20carcinoma%20of%20the%20large%20intestine
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
mucinous carcinoma : adenocarcinoma producing mucin in significant amounts... 2, record 2, English, - independent%20mucous%20cell%20carcinoma%20of%20the%20large%20intestine
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intestins
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- carcinome à cellules indépendantes mucipares du gros intestin
1, record 2, French, carcinome%20%C3%A0%20cellules%20ind%C3%A9pendantes%20mucipares%20du%20gros%20intestin
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- carcinome à cellules en bague à chaton du gros intestin 1, record 2, French, carcinome%20%C3%A0%20cellules%20en%20bague%20%C3%A0%20chaton%20du%20gros%20intestin
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Carcinome dont l'élément prédominant est constitué par des cellules isolées distendues de mucus. 1, record 2, French, - carcinome%20%C3%A0%20cellules%20ind%C3%A9pendantes%20mucipares%20du%20gros%20intestin
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-08-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- mucin bacteriological
1, record 3, English, mucin%20bacteriological
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company’s catalogue. 1, record 3, English, - mucin%20bacteriological
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mucine bactériologique
1, record 3, French, mucine%20bact%C3%A9riologique
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire. 1, record 3, French, - mucine%20bact%C3%A9riologique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-07-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- The Genitals
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- mucinous adenoma
1, record 4, English, mucinous%20adenoma
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An adenoma composed of cells containing abundant amounts of mucin, typically in the ovary as a cystic tumor(mucinous cystadenoma). 2, record 4, English, - mucinous%20adenoma
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Organes génitaux
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- adénome mucineux
1, record 4, French, ad%C3%A9nome%20mucineux
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Adénome ovarien sécrétant de la mucine. 2, record 4, French, - ad%C3%A9nome%20mucineux
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les tumeurs épithéliales communes de l'ovaire peuvent être des tumeurs bénignes (adénomes, 60% des cas) ou malignes (adénocarcinomes, 30% des cas). Un groupe de tumeurs à malignité atténuée ou à la limite de la malignité encore dénommées frontières ou borderline a été introduit, sur des bases morphologiques (prolifération épithéliale maligne sans invasion du stroma sous-jacent) et évolutives (évolution lente, récidives tardives); il ne s'agit pas d'un état précancéreux, mais d'une forme anatomoclinique du cancer de l'ovaire (30% environ ont une extension extraovarienne). Les tumeurs épithéliales comprennent, entre autres, les tumeurs séreuses et les tumeurs mucineuses. Les tumeurs mucineuses sont caractérisées par la présence de cellules contenant de la mucine, d'aspect endocervical ou intestinal, elles sont subdivisées comme les tumeurs séreuses en adénomes et adénofibromes, kystiques ou non, bénignes et malignes ou à malignité atténuée. Les kystes mucineux bénins sont généralement volumineux et multiloculaires et contiennent un liquide mucoïde. Le revêtement cellulaire de type endocervical mucosécrétant forme parfois de petites papilles intrakystiques. Les tumeurs à malignité atténuée sont multiloculaires, avec des zones solides, papillaires, hémorragiques ou nécrotiques. Elles sont difficiles à différencier des adénocarcinomes en ce sens que les tumeurs mucineuses peuvent présenter des aspects histologiques variés, ce qui nécessite des prélèvements multiples pour éviter de manquer des zones d'invasion franche. L'examen microscopique montre un revêtement mucineux stratifié atypique avec des formations papillaires sans invasion stromale (la présence de mucine dans le stroma, ou pseudomyxome ovarien, n'est pas un signe d'invasion). Les adénocarcinomes mucineux sont multiloculaires et comportent des zones solides ou nodulaires. L'aspect histologique est celui de massifs tumoraux de cellules atypiques mucosécrétantes de morphologie intestinale envahissant l 2, record 4, French, - ad%C3%A9nome%20mucineux
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-07-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- The Genitals
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- mucinous adenocarcinoma
1, record 5, English, mucinous%20adenocarcinoma
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- colloid adenocarcinoma 2, record 5, English, colloid%20adenocarcinoma
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A form of adenocarcinoma of the breast characterized by the production of mucin in significant amounts, intracellularity and extracellularity. 3, record 5, English, - mucinous%20adenocarcinoma
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ovarian mucinous tumors are either benign or malignant. Grossly, they tend to produce large cystic masses often multiloculated, and filled with gelatinous fluid. Histologically, the tumors are lined by tall, columnar epithelium showing apical mucinous vacuolation. In cystadenocarcinoma, the papillary projections are more numerous, mural nodules are present, and epithelial cells show atypia and invade the capsule. Borderline tumors have similar atypia but are noninvasive. Malignant mucinous tumors can seed the peritoneal cavity ..., filling it with mucinous secretions. 4, record 5, English, - mucinous%20adenocarcinoma
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Organes génitaux
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- adénocarcinome mucineux
1, record 5, French, ad%C3%A9nocarcinome%20mucineux
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tumeur maligne dont le point de départ est le tissu glandulaire et dont le stroma est colloïde. 2, record 5, French, - ad%C3%A9nocarcinome%20mucineux
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le carcinome mucineux est défini comme «carcinome riche en mucus extracellulaire, en quantité suffisante pour être visible macroscopiquement et se reconnaître au microscope comme extra et intra cellulaire». 3, record 5, French, - ad%C3%A9nocarcinome%20mucineux
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il existe au niveau du sein un épithélioma (ou carcinome) colloïde (dit encore mucoïde ou gélatineux). Il s'agit d'un adénocarcinome. 4, record 5, French, - ad%C3%A9nocarcinome%20mucineux
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-03-24
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
- Digestive Tract
Record 6, Main entry term, English
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
- Appareil digestif
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- mucine
1, record 6, French, mucine
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bioquímica
- Aparato digestivo
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- mucina
1, record 6, Spanish, mucina
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2001-09-03
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Immunology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- sialomucin
1, record 7, English, sialomucin
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mucin containing sialic acid. 1, record 7, English, - sialomucin
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Immunologie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- sialomucine
1, record 7, French, sialomucine
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De récents travaux ont montré in vivo le rôle essentiel de deux super-familles de récepteurs d'adhérence cellulaire, les intégrines et les sialomucines, dans les contrôles de la migration et du développement des progéniteurs et cellules souches du système hématopoïétique. 1, record 7, French, - sialomucine
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1998-08-06
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Histology
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- mucin layer
1, record 8, English, mucin%20layer
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The mucin layer is composed of glycoproteins. It is the thinnest and innermost layer of the tear film, and serves two primary functions : First, since it is "water attracting" near the aqueous layer, it enables that layer to spread smoothly over the surface of the cornea. Second, since mucin is "water repelling" near the corneal surface, it protects the delicate structure of the corneal epithelium. 2, record 8, English, - mucin%20layer
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Histologie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- couche de mucine
1, record 8, French, couche%20de%20mucine
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La couche la plus profonde du film lacrymal est la couche de mucine qui est en contact avec l'épithélium de la cornée et la conjonctive. Cette couche permet la stabilisation de la couche aqueuse sur la surface des cellules cornéennes épithéliales qui normalement (c'est-à-dire, sans la couche de mucine) sont hydrophobes (repoussent l'eau). 2, record 8, French, - couche%20de%20mucine
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997. 3, record 8, French, - couche%20de%20mucine
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1998-07-02
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- The Mouth
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- mucus
1, record 9, English, mucus
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The viscid, watery secretion that covers mucous membranes. 1, record 9, English, - mucus
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mucin is the chief constituent of mucus and it is protein in nature. 1, record 9, English, - mucus
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Cavité buccale
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- mucus
1, record 9, French, mucus
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Liquide visqueux qui tapisse les muqueuses. 1, record 9, French, - mucus
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La mucine, qui est une protéine, est le principal constituant du mucus. 1, record 9, French, - mucus
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1993-04-26
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Vertebrae and Bone Marrow
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- myxopapillary ependymoma
1, record 10, English, myxopapillary%20ependymoma
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tumor of the cauda equina composed of ependymal cells arranged in a papillary manner over cores of hyaline connective tissue. Mucin is in the tumor cells. 2, record 10, English, - myxopapillary%20ependymoma
Record 10, Key term(s)
- 93/
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Vertèbres et moelle
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- épendymome myxopapillaire
1, record 10, French, %C3%A9pendymome%20myxopapillaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'aspect papillaire est commun à l'épendymome et au plexus choroïde. C'est un assemblage d'axes conjonctivovasculaires ramifiés, revêtus de cellules cubocylindriques claires, sans cil apical. De tels axes peuvent contenir des tubes et des cordons à l'épithélium de même structure, ainsi que des calcosphérités. Quand ils subissent une dégénérescence mucoïde, on parle d'épendymome myxopapillaire; ce qui se rencontre, avant tout, au niveau du filum terminal spécialement chez le sujet de 30 à 50 ans. 2, record 10, French, - %C3%A9pendymome%20myxopapillaire
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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