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Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-03-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sandwich vertebra
1, record 1, English, sandwich%20vertebra
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A vertebra which manifests radiographically dense superior and inferior portions with normal bone between. A sign of osteopetrosis. [From JARAD, 1982, p. 81 and EISER, 1984, p. 359.] 2, record 1, English, - sandwich%20vertebra
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not to be confused with the rugger jersey spine of secondary hyperparathyroidism due to renal failure, resulting from a similar although less intense increase in density. 2, record 1, English, - sandwich%20vertebra
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vertèbre sandwich
1, record 1, French, vert%C3%A8bre%20sandwich
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vertèbre présentant des bandes d'ostéocondensation adjacentes et parallèles aux plateaux vertébraux, sa partie médiane restant claire. Elle s'observe dans l'ostéopétrose. [D'après RUNOS-F, 1987, p. 130, et EMSQU, 31175, B10, 1979, p. 6.] 2, record 1, French, - vert%C3%A8bre%20sandwich
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des sandwichs; des sandwiches. 3, record 1, French, - vert%C3%A8bre%20sandwich
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
sandwichs (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006). 4, record 1, French, - vert%C3%A8bre%20sandwich
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
À ne pas confondre avec le rachis en maillot de rugby de l'hyperparathyroïdisme secondaire à une ostéodystrophie rénale, résultant d'une ostéocondensation similaire, mais moins marquée. 2, record 1, French, - vert%C3%A8bre%20sandwich
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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