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VAGINAL FOLDS [3 records]

Record 1 2024-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • The Genitals
Universal entry(ies)
rugae vaginales
Latin
A09.1.04.012
classification system code, see observation
OBS

vaginal rugae; vaginal fold: designations derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A09.1.04.012: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number.

OBS

vaginal fold: term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • vaginal folds

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Organes génitaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
rugae vaginales
Latin
A09.1.04.012
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Plis transversaux de la muqueuse vaginale.

OBS

ride du vagin : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A09.1.04.012 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

ride du vagin : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • rides du vagin

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Órganos genitales
Entrada(s) universal(es)
rugae vaginales
Latin
A09.1.04.012
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Pliegues transversales de la mucosa vaginal, que se extienden lateralmente desde las columnas rugosas anterior y posterior sin cubrir el tercio superior de la pared anterior.

OBS

pliegues de la vagina: designación derivada de la Terminología Anatómica.

OBS

A09.1.04.012: número de identificación de la Terminología Anatómica.

OBS

pliegue de la vagina; pliegue vaginal: designaciones utilizadas generalmente en plural.

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Record 2 2013-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

A cheesy-white material, composed of sebum and desquamated epithelial cells covering the body in varying degrees at birth. It is always present in the vaginal labial folds and under the fingernails.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Enduit jaune, gras, recouvrant le corps de nouveau-né, particulièrement dans la région des plis, constitué par un mélange de cellules épidermiques desquamées et de sébum.

OBS

vernix caseosa : terme privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genitourinary Surgery
DEF

A vulvectomy involving the removal of the fatty folds of flesh surrounding the vaginal opening and the clitoris.

OBS

Gynaecology (Preambles and schedule of benefits (general practitioners), Quebec Govt.).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie génito-urinaire
OBS

Gynécologie (Cahier des prestations (médecins spécialistes), Gouvernement du Québec).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cirugía genitourinaria
DEF

Vulvectomía que consiste en la extirpación de la piel de los labios menores, los labios mayores y el clítoris.

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