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KISSING SPINE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-10-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Human Diseases - Various
- Vertebrae and Bone Marrow
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- kissing spines
1, record 1, English, kissing%20spines
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- kissing spine 2, record 1, English, kissing%20spine
correct
- Baastrup syndrome 1, record 1, English, Baastrup%20syndrome
correct
- Baastrup disease 3, record 1, English, Baastrup%20disease
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A condition in which the spinous processes of adjacent vertebra are in contact. 3, record 1, English, - kissing%20spines
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
kissing spines: designation used with a singular verb. 4, record 1, English, - kissing%20spines
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
M48.2: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. 4, record 1, English, - kissing%20spines
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Baastrup's syndrome
- Baastrup's disease
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Maladies humaines diverses
- Vertèbres et moelle
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- arthrose interépineuse
1, record 1, French, arthrose%20inter%C3%A9pineuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- syndrome de Baastrup 2, record 1, French, syndrome%20de%20Baastrup
correct, masculine noun
- maladie de Baastrup 1, record 1, French, maladie%20de%20Baastrup
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Maladie de Baastrup. L'hyperlordose et le pincement des disques intervertébraux lombaires permettent le contact répété entre deux ou plusieurs processus épineux, entraînant la dégénérescence des ligaments interépineux, l'irritation du périoste des processus épineux et parfois le développement d'une bursite interépineuse. 3, record 1, French, - arthrose%20inter%C3%A9pineuse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
M48.2 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes. 4, record 1, French, - arthrose%20inter%C3%A9pineuse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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