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Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-03-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- The Skin
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wheal
1, record 1, English, wheal
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- weal 2, record 1, English, weal
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A primary lesion of the skin that is a pruritic, circumscribed, edematous, usually transitory elevation that varies in size from a pin-head to that of the palm or larger, occurring classically in urticaria but also after insect bites, animal bites, trauma, or even as an effect of such physical agents as heat, cold, or sunlight. 1, record 1, English, - wheal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
wheal: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee. 3, record 1, English, - wheal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil cutané
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- papule ortiée
1, record 1, French, papule%20orti%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- papule œdémateuse 2, record 1, French, papule%20%26oelig%3Bd%C3%A9mateuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La papule est une lésion en relief qui fait saillie sur le tégument normal : elle est pleine, solide, a du corps à la palpation. Selon la constitution histologique on distingue : les papules épidermiques; les papules dermiques qui peuvent être œdémateuses : elles traduisent alors une séro-exsudation dermique et le type en est la papule ortiée de l'urticaire. 2, record 1, French, - papule%20orti%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
papule ortiée : terme privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale. 3, record 1, French, - papule%20orti%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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