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SPICULATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-05-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spiculation
1, record 1, English, spiculation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The formation into a spicule or spicules. 1, record 1, English, - spiculation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- spiculation
1, record 1, French, spiculation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-07-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- spiculation
1, record 2, English, spiculation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A nonspecific sign of various bone diseases such as Ewing's sarcoma, chondrosarcoma, metastatic carcinoma, syphilis, chronic osteomyelitis, and chronic hemolytic anemia. The sign consists of short or long, fine or coarse periosteal spicules which are perpendicular to the cortex. They may be few in number or form a well developed palisade. 1, record 2, English, - spiculation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- spiculation
1, record 2, French, spiculation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Réaction périostée apparaissant sous l'aspect de fins spicules perpendiculaires au cortex. Ce type de réaction se rencontre principalement dans les tumeurs rapidement évolutives, beaucoup plus rarement dans les métastases et très exceptionnellement dans les lésions infectieuses. 2, record 2, French, - spiculation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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