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PTERYGION COU [1 record]

Record 1 2012-06-21

English

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

A congenital web or tight band of skin of the neck extending from the acromion to the mastoid, usually bilateral.

OBS

The term "webbed neck" is recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

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

Le terme «pterygium colli» a été privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

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