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BELL-SHAPED THORAX [2 records]

Record 1 2012-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Bell-shaped flaring of the lower ribs, which can be seen in severe osteomalacia of long duration, rickets, and osteogenesis imperfecta.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Déformation du thorax, caractérisée par un rétrécissement horizontal sous-mammaire en ceinture, au-dessus duquel le thorax est aplati latéralement et au-dessous duquel il est élargi. On l'observe notamment dans le rachitisme, l'ostéomalacie et l'ostéogénèse imparfaite.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Bell-shaped flaring of the lower ribs, which can be seen in severe osteomalacia of long duration, rickets, and osteogenesis imperfecta.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Déformation du thorax, caractérisée par un rétrécissement horizontal sous-mammaire en ceinture, au-dessus duquel le thorax est aplati latéralement et au-dessous duquel il est élargi. On l'observe notamment dans le rachitisme, l'ostéomalacie et l'ostéogénèse imparfaite.

Key term(s)
  • thorax en crinoline

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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