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TERMOPENETRACION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-04-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Non-Surgical Treatment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- short wave diathermy
1, record 1, English, short%20wave%20diathermy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The therapeutic heating of the body tissues or parts by means of an oscillating electric current of high frequency. 1, record 1, English, - short%20wave%20diathermy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitements non chirurgicaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- diathermie à ondes courtes
1, record 1, French, diathermie%20%C3%A0%20ondes%20courtes
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Diathermie [échauffement local des tissus], utilisant un courant à haute fréquence d'une longueur d'ondes comprise entre 3 et 30 mètres. 1, record 1, French, - diathermie%20%C3%A0%20ondes%20courtes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento sin cirugía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- diatermia médica
1, record 1, Spanish, diatermia%20m%C3%A9dica
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- termopenetración 1, record 1, Spanish, termopenetraci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-12-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Non-Surgical Treatment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- diathermy
1, record 2, English, diathermy
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The production of heat in a part of the body by means of a high-frequency electric current passed between two electrodes placed on the patient's skin. 2, record 2, English, - diathermy
Record 2, Key term(s)
- diathermia
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traitements non chirurgicaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- diathermie
1, record 2, French, diathermie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé d'échauffement du corps par voie interne en le faisant traverser par des courants électriques alternatifs de haute fréquence. 2, record 2, French, - diathermie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento sin cirugía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- diatermia
1, record 2, Spanish, diatermia
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Método fisioterápico de producción de calor en los tejidos por el paso a través de ellos de una corriente oscilante de alta frecuencia, evitando la sensibilidad eléctrica y las excitaciones nerviosas y musculares. Diatermia médica. Termopenetración; producción de calor en los tejidos sin destrucción. Diatermia quirúrgica. Electrocoagulación; producción de calor hasta coagulación de los tejidos. Diatermocoagulación. 2, record 2, Spanish, - diatermia
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