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SILICONE-IMPLANT


check date: 10/06/2002
checker: Pamela
subject field: medicine:instrument
origination date: 01/06/2002
originator: Carlos

Conceptual Structures
ISAPROSTHESIS
ANCESTORSALL
ARTIFACT
DEVICE
INANIMATE
MEDICAL-AID
MEDICAL-DEVICE
OBJECT
PHYSICAL-OBJECT
PROSTHESIS
SEPARABLE-ENTITY


Spanish
implante de siliconadefinition: paquete de silicona que se inserta bajo la piel y los músculos del pecho para el aumento de la mama o su reconstruccion después de una mastectomía. Se ha relacionado el uso de implantes de silicona con la aparición de cáncer. (es)
gender: masculine
number: singular
part of speech: noun
reliability code: 10
term type: main entry term

English
silicone implantterm type: main entry term
number: singular
part of speech: noun
reliability code: 10
definition: silicone-filled pouch that is inserted under the chest skin and muscle for breast augmentation and breast reconstruction after mastectomy. The use of silicone implants has been related to cancer risk. (en)