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PACIENTE AMBULATORIO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Hospital Organization
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ambulatory patient
1, record 1, English, ambulatory%20patient
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- walk-in patient 2, record 1, English, walk%2Din%20patient
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A patient that is able to walk. Used especially to distinguish patients who are not bed-ridden from those who are. 3, record 1, English, - ambulatory%20patient
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organisation médico-hospitalière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- patient ambulatoire
1, record 1, French, patient%20ambulatoire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- malade ambulatoire 2, record 1, French, malade%20ambulatoire
correct, masculine noun
- malade sur pied 3, record 1, French, malade%20sur%20pied
correct, masculine noun
- malade en traitement ambulatoire 4, record 1, French, malade%20en%20traitement%20ambulatoire
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Patient capable de se déplacer et de vaquer à ses occupations. 2, record 1, French, - patient%20ambulatoire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'expression consacrée [...] pour désigner un malade qui n'a pas à rester au lit est «malade sur pied». 4, record 1, French, - patient%20ambulatoire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Ambulatoire» [...] signifie : qui peut être fait ou être subi en marchant. [...] un malade [...] est en traitement ambulatoire 4, record 1, French, - patient%20ambulatoire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"malade ambulatoire" et "malade sur pied" : Équivalents adoptés par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des services sociaux. 5, record 1, French, - patient%20ambulatoire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Organización médica y hospitalaria
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- paciente ambulatorio
1, record 1, Spanish, paciente%20ambulatorio
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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