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ANTIORTHOSTATIC DECUBITUS [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Musculoskeletal System
  • Aerospace Medicine
DEF

The position of a human body lying at an inclination of 4 to 6 degrees, the head being lower than the feet, thus causing biological fluids to accumulate in the body's upper region due to weight conditions on Earth, a simulation of bodyly response to weightlessness in space.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
  • Médecine aérospatiale
DEF

Position d'un corps humain allongé sur un plan incliné de 4 à 6 degrés, la tête étant plus bas que les pieds, ce qui entraîne, dans les conditions de pesanteur terrestre, une accumulation de liquides biologiques dans la partie supérieure du corps analogue à celle qui résulte de l'impesanteur.

Spanish

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