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Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- angular curvature
1, record 1, English, angular%20curvature
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Pott's curvature 2, record 1, English, Pott%27s%20curvature
correct
- Pott's boss 2, record 1, English, Pott%27s%20boss
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A gibbous deformity, i.e., a sharp angulation of the spine, occurring in Pott's disease. 1, record 1, English, - angular%20curvature
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cyphose angulaire
1, record 1, French, cyphose%20angulaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cyphose à faible courbure avec proéminence accusée d'une ou de deux apophyses épineuses, caractéristique du mal de Pott. 1, record 1, French, - cyphose%20angulaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cifosis angular
1, record 1, Spanish, cifosis%20angular
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-11-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- dowager's hump
1, record 2, English, dowager%27s%20hump
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Popular name for dorsal kyphosis caused by multiple wedge fractures of the thoracic verterbrae seen in osteoporosis. 2, record 2, English, - dowager%27s%20hump
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Kyphosis and its resultant bent-over posture often associated with older women (although men get them also). Since the word dowager is a technical term for a "dignified elderly woman " it began to be used to describe this condition since so many older women develop the condition. 3, record 2, English, - dowager%27s%20hump
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bosse de sorcière
1, record 2, French, bosse%20de%20sorci%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- déformation ostéoporotique postménopausique 1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9formation%20ost%C3%A9oporotique%20postm%C3%A9nopausique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les fractures vertébrales provoquent une cyphose dorsale progressive, avec diminution de taille.. 2, record 2, French, - bosse%20de%20sorci%C3%A8re
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- deformación osteoporótica postmenopáusica
1, record 2, Spanish, deformaci%C3%B3n%20osteopor%C3%B3tica%20postmenop%C3%A1usica
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- cifosis post-menopáusica 1, record 2, Spanish, cifosis%20post%2Dmenop%C3%A1usica
feminine noun
- cifosis osteoporótica senil 1, record 2, Spanish, cifosis%20osteopor%C3%B3tica%20senil
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-03-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- lumbar kyphosis
1, record 3, English, lumbar%20kyphosis
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Loss or reverse of the normal lumbar lordosis. 2, record 3, English, - lumbar%20kyphosis
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In lumbar kyphosis the chest is displaced downward and forward, with the lower ribs often coming in contact with the iliac crest. 3, record 3, English, - lumbar%20kyphosis
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
For some, the loss of the normal lumbar lordosis alone call for the term kyphosis. For other, inversion must be present. 4, record 3, English, - lumbar%20kyphosis
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cyphose lombaire
1, record 3, French, cyphose%20lombaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cyphose se traduisant par l'effacement de la lordose lombaire, voire son inversion. 2, record 3, French, - cyphose%20lombaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans la région lombaire, les cyphoses se traduisent le plus souvent par un écoulement des angles antéro-supérieurs et antéro-inférieurs, puis par des ostéophytes qui débordent plus ou moins latéralement. 2, record 3, French, - cyphose%20lombaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Pour certains, le seul effacement de la lordose lombaire correspond à une cyphose. Pour d'autres, il doit y avoir inversion. 3, record 3, French, - cyphose%20lombaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- cifosis lumbar
1, record 3, Spanish, cifosis%20lumbar
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1998-03-03
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- kyphosis
1, record 4, English, kyphosis
correct, see observation
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- cyphosis 2, record 4, English, cyphosis
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Exaggeration or angulation of normal posterior curve of the spine. 3, record 4, English, - kyphosis
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
When quite severe, the kyphosis is commonly termed hunchback or humpback. 2, record 4, English, - kyphosis
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- cyphose
1, record 4, French, cyphose
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- cyphose dorsale 2, record 4, French, cyphose%20dorsale
correct, feminine noun
- hypercyphose 1, record 4, French, hypercyphose
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- hypercyphose dorsale 2, record 4, French, hypercyphose%20dorsale
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, 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 4, French, - cyphose
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme «cyphose» a été privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale. 3, record 4, French, - cyphose
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- cifosis
1, record 4, Spanish, cifosis
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1990-06-07
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- postural kyphosis
1, record 5, English, postural%20kyphosis
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In young persons, elimination of postural kyphosis may be observed with the patient lying in the prone position ... [and then] hyperextending the spine, or with the patient standing with the shoulders back. In older adults with postural kyphosis correction may not be possible. In addition, a postural kyphosis tends to cause a smooth symmetrical forward curve of the spine with forward bending. 1, record 5, English, - postural%20kyphosis
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- attitude en cyphose
1, record 5, French, attitude%20en%20cyphose
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- attitude cyphotique 2, record 5, French, attitude%20cyphotique
correct, feminine noun
- attitude antalgique en antéroflexion 3, record 5, French, attitude%20antalgique%20en%20ant%C3%A9roflexion
correct, feminine noun
- position antalgique en cyphose 3, record 5, French, position%20antalgique%20en%20cyphose
correct, feminine noun
- position antalgique en flexion antérieure 3, record 5, French, position%20antalgique%20en%20flexion%20ant%C3%A9rieure
correct, feminine noun
- attitude antalgique en cyphose lombaire 3, record 5, French, attitude%20antalgique%20en%20cyphose%20lombaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] déviation rachidienne [...] dans le plan antéro-postérieur [...] [réalisant] une angulation basse lombo-sacrée à court rayon [et] portant en avant l'ensemble du tronc. 1, record 5, French, - attitude%20en%20cyphose
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les attitudes cyphotiques [...] sont parfaitement réductibles chez l'enfant et l'adolescent; elles risquent de s'enraidir chez l'adulte. 2, record 5, French, - attitude%20en%20cyphose
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- posición en cifosis
1, record 5, Spanish, posici%C3%B3n%20en%20cifosis
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- posición cifótica 1, record 5, Spanish, posici%C3%B3n%20cif%C3%B3tica
feminine noun
- cifosis postural 1, record 5, Spanish, cifosis%20postural
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1990-06-05
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- thoracic kyphosis
1, record 6, English, thoracic%20kyphosis
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- round back 2, record 6, English, round%20back
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A posterior angular deformity of the spine in the thoracic area. 1, record 6, English, - thoracic%20kyphosis
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- cyphose dorsale
1, record 6, French, cyphose%20dorsale
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- hypercyphose dorsale 2, record 6, French, hypercyphose%20dorsale
correct, feminine noun
- dos rond 2, record 6, French, dos%20rond
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] exagération anormale de la convexité postérieure dans le plan sagittal de la colonne vertébrale [au niveau du rachis dorsal]. 1, record 6, French, - cyphose%20dorsale
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- cifosis dorsal
1, record 6, Spanish, cifosis%20dorsal
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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