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ECTROPION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-08-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Visual Disorders
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cicatricial ectropion
1, record 1, English, cicatricial%20ectropion
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A form of] ectropion of the eyelids after burns, lacerations, or skin infection. 1, record 1, English, - cicatricial%20ectropion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Troubles de la vision
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ectropion cicatriciel
1, record 1, French, ectropion%20cicatriciel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ectropion dû à des cicatrices de brûlures ou de plaies. 2, record 1, French, - ectropion%20cicatriciel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Trastornos de la visión
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ectropión cicatrizal
1, record 1, Spanish, ectropi%C3%B3n%20cicatrizal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variedad de ectropión que es debida a la retracción de tejido cicatrizal de lesiones faciales. 1, record 1, Spanish, - ectropi%C3%B3n%20cicatrizal
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-12-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Visual Disorders
- Genetics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ectropion
1, record 2, English, ectropion
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- eversion of the eyelid 2, record 2, English, eversion%20of%20the%20eyelid
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The turning outward ... of the margin of the eyelid, resulting in exposure of the palpebral conjunctiva. 2, record 2, English, - ectropion
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It occurs in several forms, the chief being spastic, cicatricial, senile, and paralytic. 2, record 2, English, - ectropion
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The term "ectropion" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee. 3, record 2, English, - ectropion
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Troubles de la vision
- Génétique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ectropion
1, record 2, French, ectropion
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- ectropion palpébral 2, record 2, French, ectropion%20palp%C3%A9bral
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Éversion du bord libre de la paupière, le plus souvent consécutif chez les personnes âgées à une laxité excessive du muscle orbiculaire et des tissus conjonctifs palpébraux. 1, record 2, French, - ectropion
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Trastornos de la visión
- Genética
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- ectropión
1, record 2, Spanish, ectropi%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Eversión del párpado con exposición de una porción más o menos extensa de la superficie conjuntival. 1, record 2, Spanish, - ectropi%C3%B3n
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El ectropión es generalmente ocasionado por el proceso de envejecimiento y por el debilitamiento del tejido conectivo del párpado pero con frecuencia esta anomalía es congénita [...] 1, record 2, Spanish, - ectropi%C3%B3n
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