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VALGA [5 records]

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Record 1 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies)
EE-81
classification system code, see observation
OBS

A county of Estonia.

OBS

EE-81: code recognized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
EE-81
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Comté de l'Estonie.

OBS

EE-81 : code reconnu par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

... denoting a deformity in which the angulation of the part is away from the midline of the body ....

OBS

Should be used only in connection with the noun it describes, as talipes valgus, genu valgum, coxa valga, etc.

OBS

Antonym: varus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Tourné en dehors.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Huesos y articulaciones
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Record 3 2012-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Clubhand with deviation to the ulnar side.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Main bote déviée vers le côté cubital de l'avant-bras.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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Record 4 1992-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

The angle formed by the meeting of a line drawn through the shaft of the femur with one passing through the long axis of the femoral neck on an anteroposterior x-ray; normally it is less than 135 [plus or minus] 5 °. An angle of 140 ° or more indicates coxa valga.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Angle formé par le croisement des axes médians respectifs du col et de la diaphyse fémorale, mesuré sur une radiographie de la hanche de face (membre inférieur en rotation interne de 20 °), dont la valeur normale est inférieure à 135 [plus ou moins] 5 °. Un angle de 140 ° ou plus témoigne d'une coxa valga.

Spanish

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Record 5 1992-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A deformity of the proximal end of the femur characterized by an increased angle between the femoral neck and shaft. [From MBIOL, 1986, vol. 1, p. 662.]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Déformation de l'extrémité proximale du fémur, caractérisée par une ouverture excessive de l'angle cervicodiaphysaire, au-delà d'un degré d'angulation dont la limite varie selon les auteurs. [D'après MEDEC, 1989, p. 215.]

Spanish

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