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VITREOUS CAVITY [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-06-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Eye
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- vitreous chamber
1, record 1, English, vitreous%20chamber
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- vitreous cavity 2, record 1, English, vitreous%20cavity
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The large space occupying the posterior four-fifths of the eyeball and extending between the lens anteriorly and the concavity of the retina posteriorly. It is filled with the vitreous body. 3, record 1, English, - vitreous%20chamber
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oeil
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chambre du vitré
1, record 1, French, chambre%20du%20vitr%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cavité vitréenne 2, record 1, French, cavit%C3%A9%20vitr%C3%A9enne
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cavité de l'œil remplie par le corps vitré et limitée par la rétine, le corps ciliaire, le canal de Petit et l'espace rétrolenticulaire de Berger. 1, record 1, French, - chambre%20du%20vitr%C3%A9
Record 1, Key term(s)
- chambre vitrée du bulbe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ojo
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cámara vítrea
1, record 1, Spanish, c%C3%A1mara%20v%C3%ADtrea
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-04-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Surgical Instruments
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- vitreous infusion suction cutter
1, record 2, English, vitreous%20infusion%20suction%20cutter
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- vitreous aspiration and cutting instrument 2, record 2, English, vitreous%20aspiration%20and%20cutting%20instrument
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An electrically powered device, which may use ultrasound, that is used for the removal of vitreous matter from the vitreous cavity or of removal of the crystalline lens. 2, record 2, English, - vitreous%20infusion%20suction%20cutter
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Instruments chirurgicaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- vitréotome
1, record 2, French, vitr%C3%A9otome
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tous les vitréotomes possèdent les 3 caractéristiques suivantes : présence d'un système de section et d'aspiration, présence d'un système d'infusion de fluide dans l'œil [...] 2, record 2, French, - vitr%C3%A9otome
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vitrectomie : Ablation partielle ou subtotale du corps vitré, au moyen d'un vitréotome [...] 3, record 2, French, - vitr%C3%A9otome
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-09-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Visual Disorders
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
1, record 3, English, rhegmatogenous%20retinal%20detachment
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Rhegmatogenous retinal detachments are due to holes that occur in the retina allowing fluid from the vitreous cavity to lift the retina from the outer coats of the eye. These breaks or holes in the retina can be from trauma, high myopia or near-sightedness, or some rare familial eye diseases. 1, record 3, English, - rhegmatogenous%20retinal%20detachment
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Troubles de la vision
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- décollement rhegmatogène de la rétine
1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9collement%20rhegmatog%C3%A8ne%20de%20la%20r%C3%A9tine
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les décollements rhegmatogènes de la rétine sont dus à des trous qui se forment dans la rétine. Le liquide coule de la chambre du corps vitré et détache la rétine des enveloppes extérieures de l’œil. Ces trous ou cassures dans la rétine se forment à cause d’un coup, d’une forte myopie ou presbytie (le fait de mal voir de loin ou de proche) ou de rares maladies de famille. 1, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9collement%20rhegmatog%C3%A8ne%20de%20la%20r%C3%A9tine
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1996-05-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Visual Disorders
- Eye Surgery
- Prostheses
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- dislocation of intraocular lenses
1, record 4, English, dislocation%20of%20intraocular%20lenses
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- IOL dislocation 1, record 4, English, IOL%20dislocation
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Clinically significant postoperative dislocation of... intraocular lenses [IOLs], while uncommon, is one complication that will be encountered by eye care practitioners.... Intraocular dislocation may find the lens displaced to another location in the eye, such as the vitreous cavity or simply decentered away from the visual axis. 1, record 4, English, - dislocation%20of%20intraocular%20lenses
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Troubles de la vision
- Chirurgie de l'œil
- Prothèses
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- luxation des implants intraoculaires
1, record 4, French, luxation%20des%20implants%20intraoculaires
proposal, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Constituant l'une des complications les plus préoccupantes de l'implantation dans ses débuts, [les] déplacements [secondaires des implants cristalliniens], surtout dans leur forme majeure, les luxations, ont considérablement diminué. 2, record 4, French, - luxation%20des%20implants%20intraoculaires
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Déplacements secondaires des implants [cristalliniens :] [...] -Luxations totales [...] .Luxation antérieure [...] .Luxation postérieure [...] -Déplacements partiels [...] . Luxation partielle [...] .Décentrements [...]. 2, record 4, French, - luxation%20des%20implants%20intraoculaires
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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