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AMPULES [4 records]

Record 1 2012-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
DEF

A hollow, plastic tube used for the storage of frozen semen.

CONT

In addition to the adoption of the straw there has been an increase in direct sales of semen to owner-inseminators. It is estimated that the average farm semen tank contains semen from two to three breeding organizations. Although the 0. 5 ml French straw is the most popular semen package available today, 0. 5 ml and 1 mil ampules are still present in many tanks. The. 25 ml straws may be available in some areas.

CONT

Bull semen is packaged in 3 ways : glass ampules of 0. 5 to 1 ml of extended semen; polyvinyl chloride straws containing 0. 25 to 0. 5 ml; and pelleted semen of approximately 0. 1 ml.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
DEF

Petit tube de plastique de quelques millimètres de diamètre qui contient une dose de sperme congelé pour l'insémination artificielle.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumentos científicos
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Record 2 - external organization data 2011-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A radioactive metallic element that is chemically similar to tellurium and bismuth. It occurs in pitchblende and in other uranium-containing ores, in radium-lead residues, and in old radon ampules... Symbol Po; atomic number, 84... All 27 known isotopes are radioactive; their atomic masses range from 192 to 218; and polonium 209 is the most stable isotope, having a half-life of 103 years.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Première substance radioactive découverte par Pierre et Marie Curie (1898) dans le pechblende de Joachimsthal, où elle existe en proportion de 0,1 mg environ par tonne. (Élément chimique de symbole Po.)

CONT

Polonium. [...] on a identifié dans les familles radioactives naturelles ou on a préparé artificiellement 27 isotopes dont les nombres de masse varient entre 192 et 218. Tous sont radioactifs [...] : leurs périodes varient entre 3.10-7 seconde et 102 ans [...] Le polonium est l'homologue du tellure.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 3 2008-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Bacterial Diseases
CONT

TRUST(Toluidine Red Unheated Serum Test) TRUST is... a standard status test for the quantitative and qualitative serologic detection of syphilis. Smooth negatives are attained by the use of a dye(toluidine red unheated serum)... Room temperature storage, no glass ampules, and cost effective pricing make TRUST a sensitive and specific alternative for RPR [rapid plasma reagin] and other more expensive nontreponemal tests for syphilis.

PHR

TRUST antigen, antigen suspension.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Maladies bactériennes
CONT

Le diagnostic sérologique [de la syphilis] comprend un test de dépistage initial du sérum par des analyses non tréponémiques telles que [...] le test au rouge de toluidine (TRUST) [...]

Spanish

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Record 4 1999-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
  • Anesthesia and Recovery
CONT

Local anesthetic solutions are most commonly supplied to the dental office in cans of fifty glass tubes, called ampules or cartridges. The glass tube, or ampule, is closed at one end by a rubber plug which rests completely inside the tube. This is the movable plug which faces the plunger when inserted in the syringe. The other end of the ampule is also closed...

Key term(s)
  • ampul

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
  • Anesthésie et réanimation
CONT

Quand nous utilisons l'anesthésie locale, nous employons des ampoules cylindriques, dites "carpules", à 2% de xylocaïne.

Spanish

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