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CENTRAL LINE [2 records]

Record 1 2018-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
  • Injections, Tubing and Transfusions (Medicine)
DEF

... a small, flexible plastic tube inserted into [a] large vein ... through which access to the blood stream can be made [to] allow drugs and blood products to be given and blood samples [to be] withdrawn ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
  • Injections, tubages et transfusions (Médecine)
DEF

Tube mince et flexible inséré dans une grosse veine pour administrer des médicaments, transfuser des produits sanguins ou effectuer un prélèvement sanguin.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumental médico
  • Inyecciones, intubación y transfusiones (Medicina)
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Record 2 2015-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
  • Water Pollution
DEF

The line on a control chart representing the long-term average or a prespecified value of the statistical measure being plotted.

OBS

central line: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Études et analyses environnementales
  • Pollution de l'eau
DEF

Ligne d'une carte de contrôle représentant la moyenne à long terme ou une valeur prédéterminée de la mesure statistique relevée.

OBS

ligne centrale : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estudios y análisis del medio ambiente
  • Contaminación del agua
DEF

Línea sobre un gráfico de control que representa el valor promedio a largo plazo, o un valor especificado previamente, de la medida estadística que se está representando.

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