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CYPHOSIS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-03-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- kyphosis
1, record 1, English, kyphosis
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cyphosis 2, record 1, English, cyphosis
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Exaggeration or angulation of normal posterior curve of the spine. 3, record 1, English, - kyphosis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
When quite severe, the kyphosis is commonly termed hunchback or humpback. 2, record 1, English, - kyphosis
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cyphose
1, record 1, French, cyphose
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cyphose dorsale 2, record 1, French, cyphose%20dorsale
correct, feminine noun
- hypercyphose 1, record 1, French, hypercyphose
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- hypercyphose dorsale 2, record 1, French, hypercyphose%20dorsale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La cyphose est normale dans la région dorsale, mais si la courbure s'accentue, il y a hypercyphose, que l'on appelle couramment cyphose. La cyphose peut également se manifester dans la région lombaire, elle est toujours pathologique, puisqu'elle correspond à une suppression, voire une inversion de la courbure normale. 1, record 1, French, - cyphose
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme «cyphose» a été privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale. 3, record 1, French, - cyphose
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cifosis
1, record 1, Spanish, cifosis
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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