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CONVULSIONS [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Nervous System
DEF

A violent involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the voluntary muscles.

OBS

convulsion: term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • convulsions

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Contraction violente, involontaire et saccadée des muscles.

OBS

convulsion : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • convulsions

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema nervioso
DEF

Contracción violenta e involuntaria de los músculos voluntarios, lo que provoca movimientos irregulares.

OBS

Las convulsiones pueden ser localizadas en uno o varios grupos musculares o generalizadas a todo el cuerpo.

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