Medicina: Ortopedia: Riabilitazione Lesioni Traumatiche della Tibio-Tarsica
English |
inflammation |
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Attestation |
3
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Part of speech |
Noun
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Grammatical label |
Uncountable
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Definition |
The reaction of tissues to injury, characterized clinically by heat, swelling, redness, pain and loss of function; pathologically, by vasoconstriction followed by vasodilatation, stasis, hyperemia, exudation of fluid, and deposition of fibrin, and according to some authorities, the process of repair, the production of new capillaries and fibroblasts, organization, cicatrization.
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Definition source |
Gould-Chiampo, 1997.
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Context |
Vasoconstriction, analgesia, reduced inflammation and spasm, decreased tissue metabolism, and nerve-conduction velocity are among the effects of cryotherapy.
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Context source |
Losito & O´Neil, 1997.
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Subject field |
Ankle Rehabilitation
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Sub-field (level 1) |
Foot pathology
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Sub-field (level 2) |
Pathological manifestation
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Generic concept |
Pathological Manifestation
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Related concept |
Edema (Gb), Hematoma, Necrosis
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Flogosi
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Reliability code |
3
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