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OBESITE FACIO-TRONCULAIRE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-10-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- buffalo obesity
1, record 1, English, buffalo%20obesity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Obesity usually seen in Cushing's syndrome, confined chiefly to the trunk, face, and neck. 2, record 1, English, - buffalo%20obesity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
buffalo obesity: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee. 3, record 1, English, - buffalo%20obesity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- obésité facio-tronculaire
1, record 1, French, ob%C3%A9sit%C3%A9%20facio%2Dtronculaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Obésité fréquemment observée dans le syndrome de Cushing correspondant à une anomalie de répartition des graisses [qui se déposent au niveau du] faciès [arrondi en pleine lune], [du] cou[, des] creux sus-claviculaires[, du] tronc et [de] l'abdomen. 2, record 1, French, - ob%C3%A9sit%C3%A9%20facio%2Dtronculaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'obésité facio-tronculaire résulte de l'accumulation de graisses sur la partie supérieure du corps et d'une amyotrophie à distribution rhizomélique et aux fesses. Le visage a un aspect arrondi, lunaire avec adiposité du cou et comblement des creux sus-claviculaires. Une accumulation de la graisse au cou réalise la bosse de bison ou «buffalo neck». 3, record 1, French, - ob%C3%A9sit%C3%A9%20facio%2Dtronculaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
obésité facio-tronculaire : terme privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale. 4, record 1, French, - ob%C3%A9sit%C3%A9%20facio%2Dtronculaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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