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HEATING PAD [4 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

heating pad: an item in the "Personal Gear" class of the "Personal Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

coussin chauffant : objet de la classe «Articles personnels» de la catégorie «Objets personnels».

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
DEF

A pad consisting of an electric heating element covered with fabric, for applying heat to parts of the body.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
CONT

On peut lui conseiller d'appliquer plutôt un coussin chauffant sur l'abdomen. La vasodilatation réflexe qui se produit ainsi dans les membres est moins dangereuse que l'application directe de la chaleur sur le membre atteint.

CONT

Ce coussin chauffant à chaleur sèche soulage les muscles endoloris ou sensibles.

Spanish

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Record 3 1989-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Household Articles - Various
  • Personal Care and Hygiene (General)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
DEF

a flexible pad for applying heat (as to the body) consisting of electric heating elements embedded in insulating material.

CONT

hot-water bottle. Brit. heating pad. (Electric hot-water bottles.)

OBS

The 1989 Oxford dictionary does not confirm this sense of "hot-water bottle".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Articles ménagers divers
  • Hygiène et soins corporels (Généralités)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
DEF

appareil électrique utilisé pour réchauffer un lit, une personne.

Spanish

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Record 4 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Household Articles - Various
OBS

heating pads are used to apply local heat to various parts of the body, usually to relieve pain. (...) They must be flexible [and are] encased in a washable cover. The pad (...) contains two heating elements

French

Domaine(s)
  • Articles ménagers divers
OBS

thermostatique molleton recouvert d'une enveloppe tissu fantaisie. Puissance 50 W. Diam. 40 X 30 cm. 3 allures de chauffe.

Spanish

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