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AREOLA [11 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-11-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- early grey
1, record 1, English, early%20grey
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect (order Lepidoptera) of the family Noctuidae. 2, record 1, English, - early%20grey
Record 1, Key term(s)
- early gray
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- noctuelle aréolée
1, record 1, French, noctuelle%20ar%C3%A9ol%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte (ordre des lépidoptères) de la famille des Noctuidae. 2, record 1, French, - noctuelle%20ar%C3%A9ol%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-01-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- areola
1, record 2, English, areola
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- milk patch 1, record 2, English, milk%20patch
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Unlike marsupials and other mammals, the echidna has no teats where the young can suckle. Instead the mammary glands, located anteriorly and on either side of the pouch, terminate in an area called the milk patch, or areola. 1, record 2, English, - areola
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- aréole
1, record 2, French, ar%C3%A9ole
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mamíferos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- aréola
1, record 2, Spanish, ar%C3%A9ola
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- mancha de leche 1, record 2, Spanish, mancha%20de%20leche
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El equidna no posee pezones que amamanten a la cría. Hay glándulas mamarias, que se sitúan por delante y a cada lado de la bolsa. Terminan en la aréola; esta mancha de leche, así se llama, contiene de 100 a 150 poros separados, cada uno de ellos con un folículo piloso mamario cuya estructura difiere de la que caracteriza a los otros pelos. 1, record 2, Spanish, - ar%C3%A9ola
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-01-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- mammary hair follicle
1, record 3, English, mammary%20hair%20follicle
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This [milk] patch contains between 100 and 150 separate pores, each with a mammary hair follicle that is structurally different from that of other hairs. 1, record 3, English, - mammary%20hair%20follicle
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- follicule pileux mammaire
1, record 3, French, follicule%20pileux%20mammaire
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mamíferos
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- folículo piloso mamario
1, record 3, Spanish, fol%C3%ADculo%20piloso%20mamario
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El equidna no posee pezones que amamanten a la cría. Hay glándulas mamarias, que se sitúan por delante y a cada lado de la bolsa. Terminan en la aréola; esta mancha de leche, así se llama, contiene de 100 a 150 poros separados, cada uno de ellos con un folículo piloso mamario cuya estructura difiere de la que caracteriza a los otros pelos. 1, record 3, Spanish, - fol%C3%ADculo%20piloso%20mamario
Record 4 - internal organization data 2009-01-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- areola
1, record 4, English, areola
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The pigmented or darker colored area of skin surrounding the nipple of the breast. 2, record 4, English, - areola
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- aréole
1, record 4, French, ar%C3%A9ole
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cercle pigmenté qui entoure le mamelon du sein. 2, record 4, French, - ar%C3%A9ole
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Morfología y fisiología general
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- areola
1, record 4, Spanish, areola
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- aréola 2, record 4, Spanish, ar%C3%A9ola
correct, feminine noun
- aureola 3, record 4, Spanish, aureola
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Zona circular de color oscuro que rodea el pezón [del seno]. 4, record 4, Spanish, - areola
Record 5 - internal organization data 2008-02-25
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Surgery
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- subcutaneous mastectomy
1, record 5, English, subcutaneous%20mastectomy
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- subcutaneous mammectomy 2, record 5, English, subcutaneous%20mammectomy
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Excision of the breast tissues, but sparing the skin, nipple, and areola; usually followed by implantation of a prosthesis. 3, record 5, English, - subcutaneous%20mastectomy
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- mastectomie sous-cutanée
1, record 5, French, mastectomie%20sous%2Dcutan%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- mammectomie sous-cutanée 2, record 5, French, mammectomie%20sous%2Dcutan%C3%A9e
see observation, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ablation chirurgicale du sein avec conservation de la peau, du mamelon et de l'aréole. 1, record 5, French, - mastectomie%20sous%2Dcutan%C3%A9e
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «mammectomie», couramment employé comme synonyme de «mastectomie», est étymologiquement incorrect. 3, record 5, French, - mastectomie%20sous%2Dcutan%C3%A9e
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cirugía
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- mastectomía subcutánea
1, record 5, Spanish, mastectom%C3%ADa%20subcut%C3%A1nea
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Extirpación quirúrgica del tejido mamario de una o ambas mamas, pero conservando la piel, la areola y el pezón. 2, record 5, Spanish, - mastectom%C3%ADa%20subcut%C3%A1nea
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mastectomía subcutánea [...] Extirpación del tejido de la glándula mamaria, sin extirpar nada de piel. Se diferencia de la mastectomía simple o la mastectomía radical en que no se extirpa el complejo areola-pezón por realizarse por patología benigna. 1, record 5, Spanish, - mastectom%C3%ADa%20subcut%C3%A1nea
Record 6 - internal organization data 2008-02-25
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- tubular breast
1, record 6, English, tubular%20breast
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- tuburous breast 1, record 6, English, tuburous%20breast
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A congenital deformity or breast shape due to a small breast base and/or herniated areolae, which can be surgically corrected with dissection of the tissues at the base and cross suturing underneath the areolae in a star pattern. 1, record 6, English, - tubular%20breast
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- sein tubéreux
1, record 6, French, sein%20tub%C3%A9reux
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le sein tubéreux est une malformation du développement mammaire présentant plusieurs stades de gravité, allant du plus bénin, responsable d'une brièveté du segment inférieur de la peau du sein située sous l'aréole, au stade le plus grave, où toute la glande est contenue dans un fourreau cutané rétréci prenant l'aspect « en saucisse » finissant par une aréole large. 2, record 6, French, - sein%20tub%C3%A9reux
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le sein tubéreux est un déficit de croissance centrifuge de la base mammaire prédominant au pôle inférieur de la glande. Le diagnostic est clinique et ne peut se faire qu'au moment de la puberté. La complexité et l'intensité variable des anomalies ont conduit à un système de classification en trois stades nécessitant des techniques chirurgicales différentes. 3, record 6, French, - sein%20tub%C3%A9reux
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- seno tuberoso
1, record 6, Spanish, seno%20tuberoso
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- seno tubular 1, record 6, Spanish, seno%20tubular
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Condición [en la cual el] seno está constricto en la base y muchas veces tiene tejidos herniados empujando contra la areola causando una protuberancia o agrandamiento. 1, record 6, Spanish, - seno%20tuberoso
Record 7 - internal organization data 2007-11-26
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Surgery
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- periareolar incision
1, record 7, English, periareolar%20incision
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- nipple area incision 2, record 7, English, nipple%20area%20incision
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An incision made around the bottom half of the areola (the dark circle of skin surrounding the nipple). 2, record 7, English, - periareolar%20incision
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- incision périaréolaire
1, record 7, French, incision%20p%C3%A9riar%C3%A9olaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Incision pratiquée le long du rebord de la zone colorée entourant le mamelon. 1, record 7, French, - incision%20p%C3%A9riar%C3%A9olaire
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cirugía
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- incisión periareolar
1, record 7, Spanish, incisi%C3%B3n%20periareolar
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Incisión quirúrgica que se practica en la mitad inferior de la areola, es decir en la zona que rodea al pezón. 2, record 7, Spanish, - incisi%C3%B3n%20periareolar
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Existen] múltiples localizaciones de incisiones para el abordaje quirúrgico [...] nuestra preferencia es realizar el acceso mediante una incisión periareolar en la mitad inferior de la areola, lo que nos da una mejor exposición de los tejidos para su extirpación. A continuación se realiza una disección del complejo areola-pezón dejando un grosor de tejido glandular retroareolar de unos 8 mm [...] 1, record 7, Spanish, - incisi%C3%B3n%20periareolar
Record 8 - internal organization data 2007-11-26
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- lactiferous duct
1, record 8, English, lactiferous%20duct
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- mammary duct 2, record 8, English, mammary%20duct
correct
- galactophore 2, record 8, English, galactophore
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of the ducts ... which drain the lobes of the mammary gland and open at the nipple. 3, record 8, English, - lactiferous%20duct
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- canal galactophore
1, record 8, French, canal%20galactophore
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Canal qui converge vers le mamelon et draine le lait produit par les cellules épithéliales de la glande mammaire. 1, record 8, French, - canal%20galactophore
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Morfología y fisiología general
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- conducto galactóforo
1, record 8, Spanish, conducto%20galact%C3%B3foro
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
- conducto lactífero 1, record 8, Spanish, conducto%20lact%C3%ADfero
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En la zona más prominente de la mama, se halla el pezón, rodeado por un área circular pigmentada denominada aréola. La mama contiene más de 20 glándulas, cada una de ellas drenada por un conducto galactóforo(lactífero), que se abre en el pezón. 2, record 8, Spanish, - conducto%20galact%C3%B3foro
Record 9 - internal organization data 2007-11-26
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Surgery
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- inframammary incision
1, record 9, English, inframammary%20incision
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An incision made in the fold below the breast. 1, record 9, English, - inframammary%20incision
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- incision inframammaire
1, record 9, French, incision%20inframammaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- incision sous-mammaire 2, record 9, French, incision%20sous%2Dmammaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Incision pratiquée dans le pli inframmaire. 2, record 9, French, - incision%20inframammaire
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Habituellement, les prothèses mammaires sont insérées lors d'une intervention chirurgicale pour laquelle il existe trois types d'incisions classiques : l'incision inframammaire, l'incision périaréolaire ou l'incision transaxillaire. [...] L'incision inframammaire est pratiquée dans le pli cutané, sous le sein, et la prothèse mammaire est insérée par cette incision. Le tissu mammaire se trouve minimalement perturbé et la cicatrice de l'incision peut être camouflée par le repli cutané sous le sein. 1, record 9, French, - incision%20inframammaire
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cirugía
Record 9, Main entry term, Spanish
- incisión inframamaria
1, record 9, Spanish, incisi%C3%B3n%20inframamaria
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 9, Synonyms, Spanish
- incisión submamaria 2, record 9, Spanish, incisi%C3%B3n%20submamaria
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Incisión que] se realiza en el pliegue inferior de la mama y principalmente se utiliza cuando hay imposibilidad de colocar el implante a través de la areola, o cuando existe una preferencia por dicho acceso. 1, record 9, Spanish, - incisi%C3%B3n%20inframamaria
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Permite la colocación del implante tanto submuscular como retroglandular. 1, record 9, Spanish, - incisi%C3%B3n%20inframamaria
Record 10 - internal organization data 2007-11-26
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- periareolar
1, record 10, English, periareolar
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Around the darkened or pigmented area surrounding the nipple of the breast. 1, record 10, English, - periareolar
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- périaréolaire
1, record 10, French, p%C3%A9riar%C3%A9olaire
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui se situe autour du mamelon. 1, record 10, French, - p%C3%A9riar%C3%A9olaire
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Morfología y fisiología general
Record 10, Main entry term, Spanish
- periareolar
1, record 10, Spanish, periareolar
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 10, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Zona] alrededor de la areola del pezón. 2, record 10, Spanish, - periareolar
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Según el tipo de incisión a realizar y la cicatriz resultante, [...] podemos distinguir tres grupos de técnicas : a. Periareolar : Se realiza únicamente una incisión alrededor de la areola [...] 3, record 10, Spanish, - periareolar
Record 11 - internal organization data 2007-10-30
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Surgery
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- modified radical mastectomy
1, record 11, English, modified%20radical%20mastectomy
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
- modified radical mammectomy 2, record 11, English, modified%20radical%20mammectomy
correct
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The excision of the entire breast including the nipple, areola, and overlying skin as well as the lymphatic-bearing tissue in the axilla with preservation of the pectoral muscles. 3, record 11, English, - modified%20radical%20mastectomy
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- mastectomie radicale modifiée
1, record 11, French, mastectomie%20radicale%20modifi%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
- mammectomie radicale modifiée 2, record 11, French, mammectomie%20radicale%20modifi%C3%A9e
see observation, feminine noun
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ablation chirurgicale du sein, y compris le mamelon, l'aréole, la peau et tous les ganglions axillaires [tout en conservant les muscles pectoraux]. 1, record 11, French, - mastectomie%20radicale%20modifi%C3%A9e
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «mammectomie», couramment employé comme synonyme de «mastectomie», est étymologiquement incorrect. 3, record 11, French, - mastectomie%20radicale%20modifi%C3%A9e
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cirugía
Record 11, Main entry term, Spanish
- mastectomía radical modificada
1, record 11, Spanish, mastectom%C3%ADa%20radical%20modificada
correct, feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 11, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mastectomía que consiste en la extirpación de la piel, pezón y areola del pecho, así como los ganglios linfáticos axilares. 1, record 11, Spanish, - mastectom%C3%ADa%20radical%20modificada
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Es un tratamiento para el cáncer de mama. 1, record 11, Spanish, - mastectom%C3%ADa%20radical%20modificada
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