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EPICARDE [4 records]

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Record 1 2017-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases
  • Pig Raising
CONT

Mulberry heart causes death in pigs. It is a faulty diet for the pregnant sow which can lead to mulberry heart being caused in the newborn piglet, whereas after weaning, the cause is usually lack of vitamin E and selenium supplements in the weaner/grower ration. The disease is mainly one of pigs between three and four months old.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux
  • Élevage des porcs
DEF

Maladie porcine d’origine inconnue dont la lésion la plus caractéristique est formée de petites hémorragies mûriformes sous l'épicarde et sous l'endocarde.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Heart
CONT

The serous layer of the heart itself is called the visceral pericardium or the epicardium. ... the two parts of the serous layer are continuous with each other and the point at which the visceral layer ends and folds back on itself to become the parietal layer is called the "reflection of the pericardium".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cœur
DEF

Couche intérieure entourant les organes contenus dans les cavités du corps, tel le cœur, et assurant une fonction précise.

CONT

Le cœur lui même est recouvert d’une fine membrane, l'épicarde, qui se poursuit au niveau du feuillet de réflexion du sac péricardique avec celui-ci.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Corazón
DEF

Hoja del pericardio seroso que se extiende de abajo arriba y sin interrupción sobre la porción ventricular del corazón. Está adherida a la lámina parietal del mismo pericardio, con la cual se fusiona en la base del corazón.

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Record 3 2001-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Heart
DEF

Pertaining to the epicardium.

CONT

Epicardial coronary arteries.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cœur
DEF

Qui concerne l'épicarde.

CONT

Lésion essentiellement sous-épicardique.

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special-Language Phraseology
  • The Heart
OBS

The coronary artery is surrounded by epicardial fat. Increased epicardial fat correlates with increasing total body fat. A lot of fat is suggesting one risk factor for atherosclerosis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
  • Cœur
OBS

Graisse du feuillet viscéral de la séreuse péricardique.

Spanish

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