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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Punctures
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Punciones
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Punções
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Synonyms English:
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Micropuncture
Micropunctures
Puncture
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Tree Number:
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E02.800
E04.665
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Definition English:
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Incision of tissues for injection of medication or for other diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. Punctures of the skin, for example may be used for diagnostic drainage; of blood vessels for diagnostic imaging procedures. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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restrict to penetration procedures for diagnosis or therapy: do not confuse with traumatic punctures ( = WOUNDS, PENETRATING or specifics)
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See Related English:
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Paracentesis
Wounds, Stab
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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24296
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Unique Identifier:
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D011677
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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