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CATARACTE CENTRALE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-04-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Visual Disorders
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- nuclear cataract
1, record 1, English, nuclear%20cataract
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- central cataract 2, record 1, English, central%20cataract
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An opacity of the central nucleus of the crystalline lens. 3, record 1, English, - nuclear%20cataract
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is the most common senile cataract. 4, record 1, English, - nuclear%20cataract
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Troubles de la vision
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cataracte nucléaire
1, record 1, French, cataracte%20nucl%C3%A9aire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cataracte centrale 2, record 1, French, cataracte%20centrale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cataracte, d’origine congénitale ou sénile, affectant le noyau du cristallin. 2, record 1, French, - cataracte%20nucl%C3%A9aire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La capsule postérieure, membrane acellulaire, hyaline, épaisse de 10 microns, est toujours transparente, quel que soit le type de la cataracte (nucléaire, corticale, sous-capsulaire). Ce n’est que dans 5 % des cas qu’il existe des anneaux opaques fortement adhérents, qu’il est parfois possible de cliver à l’aide d’une pince de Bonn ou d’une canule gratteuse. 3, record 1, French, - cataracte%20nucl%C3%A9aire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997. 4, record 1, French, - cataracte%20nucl%C3%A9aire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Trastornos de la visión
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- catarata nuclear
1, record 1, Spanish, catarata%20nuclear
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- catarata central 1, record 1, Spanish, catarata%20central
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Catarata constituida por la opacificación del núcleo cristaliniano. 1, record 1, Spanish, - catarata%20nuclear
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