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ABCES METASTATIQUE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-11-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Medicine
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- metastatic abscess
1, record 1, English, metastatic%20abscess
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An abscess which occurs as a spread from [another] abscess. 2, record 1, English, - metastatic%20abscess
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Médecine générale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- abcès métastatique
1, record 1, French, abc%C3%A8s%20m%C3%A9tastatique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Collection purulente se développant à distance de la lésion infectieuse primitive. 1, record 1, French, - abc%C3%A8s%20m%C3%A9tastatique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1992-03-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Human Diseases
- Epidemiology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- metastatic infection
1, record 2, English, metastatic%20infection
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An infection which is transferred from its original site in the body to another part or parts of the organism by means of a pathogen in the blood or lymph. 2, record 2, English, - metastatic%20infection
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Maladies humaines
- Épidémiologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- infection métastatique
1, record 2, French, infection%20m%C3%A9tastatique
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Infection disséminée par voie sanguine ou lymphatique à partir d’un foyer primitif. 2, record 2, French, - infection%20m%C3%A9tastatique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
D'après "abcès métastatique" :abcès dû à une embolie septique, partie d’un foyer infectieux plus ou moins éloigné. 1, record 2, French, - infection%20m%C3%A9tastatique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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