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Record 1 2012-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

In some extrapyramidal syndromes and particularly parkinsonism, involuntary acceleration of the gait, in which very small steps are taken, with the body leaning forward, as if chasing its center of gravity.

OBS

Swinging of the arms is lost.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Accélération involontaire de la marche à petit pas, le corps étant penché en avant; le malade «court après son centre de gravité» (Trousseau).

OBS

Il y a disparition du balancement des bras accompagnant la marche.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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Record 2 2015-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dentistry
CONT

The operating light used for illuminating the operating area is usually a spotlight mounted on an extension arm of the dental unit.

Key term(s)
  • operatory light

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentisterie
CONT

Le projecteur dentaire devra avoir une certaine surface. À cet égard, un scialytique classique de 45 centimètres de diamètre reste le meilleur [...]. Rappelons en le principe qui lui permet d'éliminer les ombres portées: une lampe centrale envoie des rayons sur une couronne de miroirs qui réfléchissent cette lumière de façon convergente vers le champ opératoire.

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien

Spanish

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Record 4 2019-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cattle Raising
  • Animal Breeding
  • Hormones
CONT

Recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST) is a synthetically derived hormone that may be identical to naturally occurring bovine growth hormone, or slightly modified by the addition of extra amino acids.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des bovins
  • Amélioration génétique des animaux
  • Hormones
CONT

Aux États-Unis, environ une ferme sur cinq utilise de la somatotropine bovine recombinante (STBr), une hormone de croissance qui stimule la production de lait.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cría de ganado bovino
  • Mejoramiento genético de animales
  • Hormonas
DEF

Copia obtenida por ingeniería genética, de la hormona somatotropina bovina, que producen naturalmente los bovinos, con la finalidad de obtener un mayor crecimiento y producción de leche en los bovinos.

CONT

La BST [somatotropina bovina] puede ser producida sintéticamente, utilizando la tecnología de ADN recombinado. El producto resultante se llama somatotropina bovina recombinante (rBST), hormona de crecimiento bovino recombinada (rBGH), [u] hormona de crecimiento artificial.

OBS

rBST y rBGH por sus siglas en inglés.

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Record 5 1994-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
OBS

Figure - box wrenches.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main

Spanish

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Record 6 2004-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television Arts
  • Cinematography
DEF

[A] form of television (and sometimes film) centering on family relationships.

OBS

The Dictionary of New Media is available at: <a href="http://hepdigital.com/" title="http://hepdigital.com">http://hepdigital.com</a>.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
  • Cinématographie
DEF

Genre télévisuel et cinématographique se fondant sur les relations familiales.

Spanish

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Record 7 1993-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

ESCAP : United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Key term(s)
  • Fertilizer Advisory, Development and Information Network for Asia and the Pacific

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 8 2017-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Furniture Industries
OBS

In the National Occupational Classification (NOC), an official occupational title in Group 9619 - Other Labourers in Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities.

OBS

Furniture and fixtures manufacturing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Industrie du meuble
OBS

Dans la Classification nationale des professions (CNP), titre de profession officiel dans le Groupe 9619 - Autres manœuvres des services de transformation, de fabrication et d'utilité publique.

OBS

Fabrication de meubles et d'accessoires.

Spanish

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Record 9 1985-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
Key term(s)
  • changeover relay

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
OBS

Terme uniformisé par le CUTA opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 10 1998-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
DEF

A crude oil in which both paraffinic and naphthenic hydrocarbons are present in approximately equal proportion.

CONT

It is common to refer to an oil as having a paraffin base, a naphthenic or asphalt base, or a mixed base. ... Mixed-base crude oils are called the Mid-Continent type because of their prevalence in Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, and in Texas outside of the Gulf coast.

Key term(s)
  • mixed base crude
  • mixed base crude oil
  • mixed-base petroleum
  • mixed base petroleum

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétroles bruts et dérivés

Spanish

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