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GENIE MEDICAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-10-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- medical engineering
1, record 1, English, medical%20engineering
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The combination of the disciplines of medicine and engineering to create a [discipline] able to address clinical and medical issues with the benefit of scientific engineering principles. 2, record 1, English, - medical%20engineering
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
There is no universal agreement on the definition: many consider "medical engineering" and "biomedical engineering" to be synonymous. This acceptation of the term is used mainly in the United Kingdom. 3, record 1, English, - medical%20engineering
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- génie médical
1, record 1, French, g%C3%A9nie%20m%C3%A9dical
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les applications des sciences de l'ingénieur à la médecine (génie médical) [...] comprennent : la bioinstrumentation, le génie de la réhabilitation, l'imagerie médicale, les organes artificiels, les biomatériaux [et] l'informatique médicale. 2, record 1, French, - g%C3%A9nie%20m%C3%A9dical
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La frontière entre «génie médical» et «génie biomédical» est plus floue aujourd'hui car un nombre croissant d'instruments médicaux touchent à des aspects beaucoup plus fondamentaux de la biologie. 3, record 1, French, - g%C3%A9nie%20m%C3%A9dical
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Selon certains auteurs, «génie médical» a pour synonyme «génie clinique». 4, record 1, French, - g%C3%A9nie%20m%C3%A9dical
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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