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MUCUS SUCTION APPARATUS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1988-01-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medical Instruments and Devices
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mucus suction apparatus
1, record 1, English, mucus%20suction%20apparatus
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Used in the case of respiratory diseases. 1, record 1, English, - mucus%20suction%20apparatus
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments et appareillages médicaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- aspirateur de mucosités
1, record 1, French, aspirateur%20de%20mucosit%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Aspirateurs de mucosités (...). Sherwood Medical-Argyle : Ensemble de prélèvement de Luckens. Description : Ensemble complet composé d'une sonde d'aspiration Ch 14, à extrémité distale biseautée, d'un collecteur de mucus de contenance 20 ml et d'un tube de connexion à raccord universel. (Source : Dictionnaire Freisz, Serendip (Paris), 1983, p. 141). 1, record 1, French, - aspirateur%20de%20mucosit%C3%A9s
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1983-01-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Genitourinary Surgery
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- vacuum suction curettage 1, record 2, English, vacuum%20suction%20curettage
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
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Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Vacuum suction(curetage) has become the most practical and widely used technique of all those available for evacuating the uterus in the first trimester of pregnancy. Anesthesia is slowly induced... a double-toothed forcept is applied to the soft cervix... With the uterus under tension the cervix is cleared of any mucus. The cervix is then gently dilated...(and) the suction curet... may be introduced into the cavity os and attached to a mechanical or electrical aspirator which will produce a negative pressure. The negative pressure dislodges the conceptus, which is then picked up by the suction apparatus. 1, record 2, English, - vacuum%20suction%20curettage
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie génito-urinaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- avortement par aspiration
1, record 2, French, avortement%20par%20aspiration
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Après dilatation du col [...] on procède à une introduction de petites tubulaires de diamètre différent selon l'âge de la grossesse, et selon la dilatation que l'on a obtenue du col utérin, puis, avec un système de pompe à vide ou d'aspirateur, on aspire lentement le contenu utérin. 1, record 2, French, - avortement%20par%20aspiration
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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