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BURTONIAN LINE [1 record]

Record 1 2012-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • The Mouth
DEF

A bluish line on the free border of the gingiva, occurring in lead poisoning.

Key term(s)
  • Burton sign
  • burtonian line

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Cavité buccale
DEF

Liséré bleuté dû au dépôt dans les tissus gingivaux de sulfure de plomb lors d'une intoxication chronique par le plomb.

Spanish

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