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FIRES [2 records]

Record 1 2021-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Nervous System
CONT

Febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES) is most common in school-age children. Typically, a previously healthy individual manifests with a sudden onset of recurrent multifocal and bilateral tonic-clonic seizures, following an unspecific febrile illness.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Système nerveux
CONT

Le syndrome épileptique par infection fébrile [...] décrit l'apparition brutale, potentiellement fatale, d'une encéphalopathie épileptique aiguë qui se développe chez des enfants et des adolescents en bonne santé, à la suite d'une maladie fébrile non spécifique.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems
DEF

Actions that seek to create a first-order physical effect against a target's capabilities.

OBS

Fires include lethal and non-lethal means.

OBS

fires: term officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel; term and definition officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel and the Defence Terminology Standardization Board.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes
DEF

Actions cherchant à créer un effet physique de premier ordre sur les capacités de l'entité ciblée.

OBS

Les feux incluent les moyens létaux et non létaux.

OBS

feux : terme uniformisé par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre; terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées et par le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la défense.

Spanish

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