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INTERVENCAO CIRURGICA [3 records]

Record 1 2013-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgery
DEF

A medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body.

PHR

To perform a surgical operation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie
PHR

Pratiquer une opération chirurgicale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cirugía
OBS

La palabra cirugía se aplica a la disciplina médica que se ocupa de la curación mediante operaciones, por lo que se recomienda no emplearla como sinónima de operación o intervención quirúrgica. [...]en el ámbito de la cirugía plástica, para la operación se emplean las expresiones cirugía plástica y cirugía estética, según se trate, que es una práctica aceptada en el Diccionario académico, pero se recomienda que este uso se restrinja a este campo específico y no se extienda a las intervenciones quirúrgicas en general.

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Record 2 2013-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgery
DEF

The medical specialty ... concerned with the reshaping of body tissues to correct patients' disfigurements and malformations and to improve physical appearance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cirugía
DEF

Especialidad quirúrgica cuyo objetivo es restablecer, mejorar o embellecer la forma de una parte del cuerpo.

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Record 3 2012-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Eye Surgery
DEF

[A] surgical detachment of the ciliary body from the sclera to reduce tension in the eyeball in some cases of glaucoma.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie de l'œil
DEF

Intervention chirurgicale consistant à décoller le corps ciliaire de la sclérotique afin de réduire la tension intraoculaire en cas de glaucome.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cirugía del ojo
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