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HEMATINE [5 records]

Record 1 2013-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

Vomitus of dark red or black granular material (resembling coffee grounds), which is blood. The blood has been in the stomach or intestinal tract long enough to be changed from red to black by the action of gastric and intestinal juices. Occurs in conditions associated with hemorrhage into the stomach.

OBS

coffee-ground emesis: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
OBS

Hématémèse. Si le sang s’est extravasé plus lentement ou en quantités plus réduites, il subit un commencement de digestion, l'hémoglobine se transforme en partie ou en totalité en hématine et les matières vomies sont brunes, marc de café.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
DEF

A major protein of human blood plasma.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
DEF

sérum-albumine : Protéine plasmatique, dite simple(une seule chaîne polypeptidique et absence de groupement hétérogène). On la trouve dans le sérum sanguin au taux de 45 % par litre. Elle joue un rôle de transporteur important, en fixant la bilirubine ou l'hématine pour former une méthémalbumine. La sérum-albumine peut également fixer et transporter les acides gras non estérifiés.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bioquímica
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Record 3 2012-01-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Blood
DEF

Pertaining to hematin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sang
DEF

Relatif à l'hématine.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sangre
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Record 4 2002-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parasitoses
  • Blood
DEF

Ferrihaemic acid, found in malaria pigment.

Key term(s)
  • hematin

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parasitoses
  • Sang
DEF

Acide ferrihémique qui se rencontre dans le pigment paludéen.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Parasitosis
  • Sangre
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Record 5 1991-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
DEF

A metallic composition made to imitate haematite - mostly used for classical-type intaglios. The material is attracted by a magnet, whereas haematite is not.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
DEF

Imitation d’hématite. Composition d’acier inoxydable contenant du chrome et du nickel. Ce métal est magnétique, l’hématite ne l’est pas (...)

Spanish

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