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WELL CIRCUMSCRIBED [4 records]

Record 1 2021-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cancers and Oncology
  • Urinary Tract
CONT

Chromophobe renal cell carcinomas are usually well‑circumscribed, globular, solid, tan or brown tumors...

OBS

Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma (ChRCC) makes up approximately 5% of all cases of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cancers et oncologie
  • Appareil urinaire

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special-Language Phraseology
  • Cancers and Oncology
PHR

Well circumscribed tumor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
  • Cancers et oncologie
PHR

Tumeur bien circonscrite.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • The Skin
  • Cardiovascular System
DEF

Bright red, circumscribed, round or oval angiomas, 2 to 6 mm. in diameter, containing many vascular loops, caused by a telangiectatic vascular disturbance; they are usually seen on the trunk but may appear on other areas of the body, as in angioma serpiginosum, and occur in well over 85 per cent of the middle-aged and elderly.

OBS

The term "cherry angiomas" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil cutané
  • Système cardio-vasculaire
DEF

Angiomes nodulaires, rouge rubis, légèrement saillants. Ils persistent à la vitropression.

OBS

Le terme «taches rubis» a été privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

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Record 4 2004-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cancers and Oncology
DEF

An epithelial tumor of the eccrine sweat glands ... characterized histologically by large cuboidal or polyhedral glycogen-rich clear cells.

OBS

[It] usually [occurs] as a benign, solitary, well circumscribed, nodular, both solid and cystic skin lesion in middle-aged or older women.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cancers et oncologie
DEF

Petite tumeur développée à partir des cellules de la portion excrétrice des glandes sudorales.

Spanish

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