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OCCIPUT [4 records]

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Record 1 2016-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
Universal entry(ies)
occiput
Latin
A01.1.00.003
classification system code, see observation
OBS

occiput: term derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A01.1.00.003: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
occiput
Latin
A01.1.00.003
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Partie postérieure de la tête.

OBS

occiput : terme dérivé de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A01.1.00.003 : numéro d’identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pregnancy
DEF

A vertex presentation of the fetus during labor with the occiput directed towards the right side of the maternal pelvis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grossesse

Spanish

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Record 3 2009-10-09

English

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

A measurement to indicate the degree of fixed flexion at the cervical spine. This measurement can be used to assess progressive loss of extension of the cervical spine. It may also be affected by a ... kyphosis of the thoracic spine. The distance can increase in ankylosing spondylitis and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Inability to touch the head to the wall suggests cervical involvement. ... The patient places the heels and back against a wall and attempts to touch the wall with the occiput, keeping the chin horizontal. The distance in centimeters from the occiput to the wall is recorded.

French

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

Distance mesurant la flèche de l'occiput au mur, le sujet étant contre le plan vertical, dos, fesses et talons plaqués au mur. Cette distance permet d'apprécier la raideur cervicale dans la spondylarthrite ankylosante.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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Record 4 1987-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Obstetric Surgery
DEF

a position of the fetus in cephalic presentation in labor, with its occiput directed toward the right (R.O.P.) or left (L.O.P.) posterior quadrant of the maternal pelvis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie obstétrique
CONT

Dans le cas d'une [présentation] occipito-postérieure, la rotation est de 135 degrés donc plus difficile à réaliser; elle ne doit être pratiquée qu'au niveau de la partie la plus large et la plus souple de la filière c'est-à-dire lorsque la présentation est descendue sur le plancher pelvien.

Spanish

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