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dépister [5 records]

Record 1 2021-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Epidemiology
OBS

The term "screen" is generally used to refer to the detection of a disease in asymptomatic people. However, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the meaning of the term has been extended to include the administration of tests to detect infection in suspect cases.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Épidémiologie
OBS

Le terme «dépister» fait généralement référence à la recherche d'une maladie chez des personnes asymptomatiques. Par contre, dans le contexte de la pandémie de COVID-19, le sens du terme s'est étendu pour inclure l'administration de tests pour détecter l'infection chez les cas suspects.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
  • Epidemiología
DEF

Realizar un examen médico a un conjunto de personas para detectar una determinada enfermedad y descartar otras.

OBS

El término "cribar" es utilizado generalmente para referirse a la detección de una enfermedad en personas asintomáticas. Sin embargo, en el contexto de la pandemia de COVID-19, el significado del término se ha ampliado para incluir la administración de pruebas a fin de detectar la infección en casos sospechosos.

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Record 2 1999-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special Education
DEF

To separate, by a process of testing, those members of a group who may have a particular defect or deficiency (for example, a hearing loss, a deviation from 20/20 vision, or low academic aptitude), or those in whom the presence of tubercle bacilli is discovered from those who do not have that same defect or deficiency.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éducation spéciale

Spanish

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Record 3 1996-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Education, Coaching and Sport Psychology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éducation physique, entraînement des athlètes et psychologie du sport

Spanish

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Record 4 1992-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Police

French

Domaine(s)
  • Police
CONT

dépister un fugitif.

Spanish

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Record 5 1986-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
  • Language Problems

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
  • Problèmes de langue

Spanish

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