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BURSITIS TELON AQUILES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1990-06-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tendo Achilles bursitis
1, record 1, English, tendo%20Achilles%20bursitis
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a subdermal enlargement immediately above the Achilles tendon insertion .... It is caused by constant pressure and friction over the area immediately above the Achilles tendon from the upper margin of the shoe counter. An excessively prominent posterosuperior border of the calcaneus predisposes to the problem. Swelling and hyperkeratotic changes are apparent over the involved area, and palpation reveals tenderness. 1, record 1, English, - tendo%20Achilles%20bursitis
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hygroma préachilléen
1, record 1, French, hygroma%20pr%C3%A9achill%C3%A9en
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- hygroma pré-achilléen 2, record 1, French, hygroma%20pr%C3%A9%2Dachill%C3%A9en
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tuméfaction de la bourse séreuse superficielle située entre la face profonde de la peau et le tendon d'Achille, de volume modéré, presque toujours douloureuse, recouverte d'une peau irritée, épaissie et fissurée. Elle résulte habituellement d'un conflit mécanique entre la bord postérieur de la chaussure et le talon, dû à une saillie anormale de la grosse tubérosité du calcanéum. 3, record 1, French, - hygroma%20pr%C3%A9achill%C3%A9en
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Définition d'après EMAPP 15154 C10, s.d., p. 3. 4, record 1, French, - hygroma%20pr%C3%A9achill%C3%A9en
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- bursitis del telón de Aquiles
1, record 1, Spanish, bursitis%20del%20tel%C3%B3n%20de%20Aquiles
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- aquilobursitis 1, record 1, Spanish, aquilobursitis
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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