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MELENA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-11-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Bowels
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- melena
1, record 1, English, melena
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- melaena 2, record 1, English, melaena
correct, Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The passage of dark colored, tarry stools, due to the presence of blood altered by the intestinal juices. 1, record 1, English, - melena
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Can be seen in polyarteritis, or be secondary to bleeding from anti-inflammatory drugs. 3, record 1, English, - melena
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
melena: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee. 4, record 1, English, - melena
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Intestins
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mélæna
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9l%C3%A6na
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- méléna 1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9l%C3%A9na
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Évacuation par l'anus de selles noires contenant du sang partiellement digéré. 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9l%C3%A6na
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Peut s'observer dans la polyartérite noueuse ou être causée par l'usage d'anti-inflammatoires. 3, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9l%C3%A6na
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
méléna : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 4, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9l%C3%A6na
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
mélæna : terme privilégié par le Comité des sémiologie médicale. 5, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9l%C3%A6na
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Intestinos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- melena
1, record 1, Spanish, melena
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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