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jaunisse [2 records]

Record 1 2012-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

A condition characterized by yellowness of skin and whites of eyes, mucous membranes, and body fluids due to deposition of bile pigment resulting from excess bilirubin in the blood (hyperbilirubinemia).

OBS

jaundice: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Coloration jaune de la peau, de la sclérotique et des muqueuses, due à l'accumulation de bilirubine dans le sang.

OBS

L'usage semble privilégier le terme «ictère» en français et, en anglais, celui de «jaundice».

OBS

Le terme "ictère" a été privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
DEF

Enfermedad que consiste en ciertos trastornos hepáticos que producen aumento de bilis en la sangre, y se manifiesta generalmente por la coloración amarilla de la piel y de las conjuntivas.

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Record 2 2012-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Veterinary Medicine
DEF

An abnormal accumulation of greenish and yellowish bile pigments in the tissues of a carcass.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine vétérinaire
DEF

Chez les animaux, coloration jaune des muqueuses buccales, conjonctivales et vulvaires.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicina veterinaria
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