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DEFORMACION OSTEOPOROTICA POSTMENOPAUSICA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-11-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dowager's hump
1, record 1, English, dowager%27s%20hump
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Popular name for dorsal kyphosis caused by multiple wedge fractures of the thoracic verterbrae seen in osteoporosis. 2, record 1, English, - dowager%27s%20hump
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - dowager%27s%20hump
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bosse de sorcière
1, record 1, French, bosse%20de%20sorci%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- déformation ostéoporotique postménopausique 1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9formation%20ost%C3%A9oporotique%20postm%C3%A9nopausique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les fractures vertébrales provoquent une cyphose dorsale progressive, avec diminution de taille.. 2, record 1, French, - bosse%20de%20sorci%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- deformación osteoporótica postmenopáusica
1, record 1, Spanish, deformaci%C3%B3n%20osteopor%C3%B3tica%20postmenop%C3%A1usica
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cifosis post-menopáusica 1, record 1, Spanish, cifosis%20post%2Dmenop%C3%A1usica
feminine noun
- cifosis osteoporótica senil 1, record 1, Spanish, cifosis%20osteopor%C3%B3tica%20senil
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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