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HIRSUTISMO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-03-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- The Skin
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hirsutism
1, record 1, English, hirsutism
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Excessive hairiness. 2, record 1, English, - hirsutism
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hirsutism: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 3, record 1, English, - hirsutism
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil cutané
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hirsutisme
1, record 1, French, hirsutisme
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Développement exagéré du système pileux. 2, record 1, French, - hirsutisme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chez l'homme, il s'agit d'une exagération de la pilosité normale, alors que chez la femme la distribution des poils est de type masculin. La pilosité est plus dense, le poil plus dru et plus pigmenté que dans l'hypertrichose [...] L'hirsutisme est l'un des caractères typiques du syndrome de Cushing et du syndrome d'Apert, et constitue une manifestation du cortico-surrénalisme, induit ou non. 2, record 1, French, - hirsutisme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
hirsutisme : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 1, French, - hirsutisme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Piel
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- hirsutismo
1, record 1, Spanish, hirsutismo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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