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EPICRITIQUE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-01-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Nervous System
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- epicritic sensibility
1, record 1, English, epicritic%20sensibility
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- epicritic sensation 2, record 1, English, epicritic%20sensation
correct
- discrimination sensibility 2, record 1, English, discrimination%20sensibility
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The sensibility to gentle stimulations which furnishes the means for making fine discriminations of touch and temperature; this sensibility exists in the skin only. 1, record 1, English, - epicritic%20sensibility
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Système nerveux
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sensibilité épicritique
1, record 1, French, sensibilit%C3%A9%20%C3%A9picritique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sensibilité discriminative 2, record 1, French, sensibilit%C3%A9%20discriminative
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Deux systèmes anatomiques se partagent la transmission du message nociceptif :-La voie lemniscale : un dispositif anatomique à conduction rapide ayant pour rôle de discrimination et conduisant la sensibilité épicritique et profonde.-La voie extra-lemniscale, une véritable alarme, un système de conduction lente, véhiculant la sensibilité thermique et douloureuse. 3, record 1, French, - sensibilit%C3%A9%20%C3%A9picritique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Sistema nervioso
- Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sensibilidad epicrítica
1, record 1, Spanish, sensibilidad%20epicr%C3%ADtica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-09-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- epicritic
1, record 2, English, epicritic
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Of, relating to, being, or mediating cutaneous sensory reception that is marked by accurate discrimination between small degrees of sensation. 1, record 2, English, - epicritic
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- épicritique
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9picritique
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- discriminatif 1, record 2, French, discriminatif
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les paresthésies traduisent une atteinte des fibres nerveuses responsables de la sensibilité discriminative, ou épicritique(c'est-à-dire du tact fin permettant de distinguer la texture d’un objet, par exemple, par opposition au tact grossier permettant de distinguer la forme d’un objet), et s’observent dans différentes affections neurologiques. 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9picritique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-09-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- lemniscus
1, record 3, English, lemniscus
correct, Latin
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- lemniscus 1, record 3, English, lemniscus
correct, Latin
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The lemniscus, together with the other longitudinal strands of the tegmentum, enters its ventral part: the thalamomammillary fasciculus (bundle of Vicq d'Azyr), from the corpus mammillare, enters in its anterior tubercle, while many of the fibers of the optic tract terminate in its posterior end. 2, record 3, English, - lemniscus
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plural: lemnisci. 3, record 3, English, - lemniscus
Record 3, Key term(s)
- lemnisci
- fillet
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- lemnisque
1, record 3, French, lemnisque
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- lemniscus 2, record 3, French, lemniscus
Latin
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Faisceau des fibres myélinisées sensitives ascendantes du tronc cérébral. 1, record 3, French, - lemnisque
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 DEF
On distingue le lemnisque latéral, formé par les deutoneurones de la voie cochléaire et le lemnisque médian [Ruban de Reil], groupant les fibres de la sensibilité proprioceptive consciente et de la sensibilité tactile épicritique. 1, record 3, French, - lemnisque
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2000-05-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- protopathic sensibility
1, record 4, English, protopathic%20sensibility
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- protopathic sensation 2, record 4, English, protopathic%20sensation
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The sensibility to stimulations of pain and temperature which is low in degree and poorly localized. Such sensibility exists in the skin and in the viscera, and acts as a defensive agency against pathologic changes in the tissues. 1, record 4, English, - protopathic%20sensibility
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- sensibilité protopathique
1, record 4, French, sensibilit%C3%A9%20protopathique
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le tact est un sens très complexe du point de vue neurophysiologique. En effet, les informations perçues au niveau cutané sont multiples : tact fin(sensibilité épicritique), tact grossier(sensibilité protopathique), sensibilité thermique, sensibilité douloureuse(nociception). 2, record 4, French, - sensibilit%C3%A9%20protopathique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- sensibilidad protopática
1, record 4, Spanish, sensibilidad%20protop%C3%A1tica
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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