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DRUMSTICK [4 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

drumstick: an item in the "Musical Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Communication" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

baguette de tambour : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de musique» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour la communication».

Spanish

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Record 2 2009-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Percussion Instruments
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

A stick for beating a drum.

Key term(s)
  • drum stick

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à percussion
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
OBS

Les baguettes de tambour sont en bois; leur extrémité est renflée en forme d'olive.

Spanish

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Record 3 1987-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Poultry Production
  • Meats and Meat Industries

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des volailles
  • Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
DEF

partie inférieure d'une cuisse de poulet.

Spanish

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Record 4 1986-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Blood
DEF

A small protrusion from the nucleus of the human polymorphonuclear leukocyte, found in 3-5 per cent of these cells in female.

CONT

Drumsticks are present in the peripherical blood of individuals carrying more than one X chromosome in at least part of their granulocytes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sang
DEF

Petit appendice du noyau des leucocytes polynucléaires, que l'on trouve, dans 3 à 5% de ces cellules, chez la femme.

CONT

Chez la femme, un certain nombre de polynucléaires portent un nodule chromatinien de petites dimensions qu'un mince filament rattache au noyau. Ces "baguettes de tambour", ces "drumsticks", pour employer le terme anglais, se retrouvent dans les leucocytes de la femme dans une proportion de 2% environ.

Spanish

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