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COMPRESSION TISSUS [4 records]

Record 1 2014-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Thyroid
DEF

A rare chronic type of autoimmune thyroiditis characterized by a proliferation, fibrosing, inflammatory process that involves usually one but sometimes both lobes, with adhesions to the trachea and other adjacent structures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Thyroïde
CONT

Pathologie rare mais grave, la thyroïdite fibreuse de Riedel se caractérise par une augmentation de volume de la thyroïde qui, de plus, durcit. Ce tissu dur envahit les tissus environnants. Comme elle exerce une compression sur la trachée, elle provoque des troubles respiratoires majeurs.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Histology
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Histologie
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d’une compagnie canadienne d’équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
CONT

Pneumatic intermittent compression in the treatment of lymphoedemas and chronic venous incompetence of the lower limbs (In Phlebologie, 1987, 40 (4) 1039-1042, cited in PASCAL data base.)

OBS

Term also seen in Bordeaux médical, 1987, 20 (7-8) 117-119, cited in PASCAL data base.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
CONT

Pressothérapie : la compression pneumatique intermittente est utilisée en pathologie veinolymphatique [...] Plusieurs chambres de compression se gonflent de la périphérie du membre vers sa racine en exerçant une pression dégressive dans le même sens.

CONT

La compression pneumatique intermittente diminue le volume du liquide interstitiel et la stase veineuse, ce qui peut entraîner une augmentation de l'oxygénation des tissus.(Relevé dans Cardiovascular research, 1988, 22(2) 138-141, cité dans la base de données PASCAL.)

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
DEF

A method of stopping bleeding from a lacerated vessel by inserting needles into the surrounding tissues in such a way as to compress the vessel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
DEF

Compression d’un vaisseau sanguin à l'aide d’aiguilles insérées dans les tissus voisins. Méthode ancienne d’hémostase.

Spanish

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