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UMBILICAL CORD [4 records]

Record 1 2020-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vessels (Medicine)
  • Pregnancy
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

The umbilical cord is a narrow tube-like structure that connects the developing baby to the placenta.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vaisseaux (Médecine)
  • Grossesse
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Organe qui joint le fœtus ou l'embryon à son placenta.

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underwater Diving (Sports)
CONT

A Ministry of Labour investigation found that the position of the boat relative to the direction of water flow allowed the diver's umbilical cord to be pulled through the gap under the stop log, causing the diver to be pulled and pinned against the stop log.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plongée sous-marine (Sports)

Spanish

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Record 3 2010-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
DEF

umbilical cord: Any flexible cord, tube or cable used to transfer information, power, oxygen, etc., as between an astronaut walking in space and his spacecraft.

OBS

umbilical: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

PHR

Umbilical launch restraint.

PHR

Z1-to-Node 1 umbilical.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
DEF

Faisceau simple et mobile de câbles et de canalisations reliant à un équipement, à un engin spatial ou à un véhicule aérospatial, des dispositifs d'alimentation, de contrôle et de commande.

OBS

ombilical : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 4 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautics and Aerospace Industry
OBS

any servicing electrical or fluid line between the ground and the vehicle before launching

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aéronautique et aérospatiale
OBS

BT-138

Spanish

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