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guide tube [4 records]

Record 1 2024-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Acupuncture
CONT

The acupuncture needle sits in a guide tube on the patient's skin. The length of the needle is slightly longer than the guide tube. The guide tube acts to guide the needle, keep the skin taut, and when tapped, provide a sensation that distracts from the needle insertion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acupuncture
CONT

L'aiguille d'acupuncture est une aiguille pleine qui n'injecte ni ne retire quoi que ce soit. Elle est, le plus souvent, accompagnée d'un petit tube qu'on appelle mandrin. Le mandrin permet d'insérer l'aiguille rapidement sans occasionner de douleur.

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 1994-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Components
  • Security Devices
  • Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

A hollow tube through which the radiographic source travels when it is moved out of and retracted back into its shielded position in the exposure device.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composants mécaniques
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Physique radiologique et applications
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

Tube creux dans lequel se déplace la source gammagraphique lorsqu'elle est sortie du blindage ou qu'elle est replacée derrière celui-ci.

Spanish

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Record 3 1994-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
DEF

Tubular yarn guide.

OBS

Term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
DEF

Guide-fil en forme de tube.

OBS

Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 4 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Refractory Materials (Metallurgy)
  • Steel
  • Casting and Patternmaking (Metal Processing)
OBS

--one of the plain refractory tubes in the trumpet assembly Sometimes referred to simply as "guide".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux réfractaires (Métallurgie)
  • Acier
  • Moulage et modelage des métaux
OBS

--un des tuyaux réfractaires lisses de la descente de coulée.

Spanish

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