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RVO [5 records]

Record 1 2025-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye
  • The Ear
  • Nervous System
CONT

To maintain a stable perception of the world around us while we engage in normal movements throughout our day, such as walking, we have something known as the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR). This reflex keeps us steady and balanced even though our eyes and head are continuously moving when we perform most actions. When we make a head movement, our eye muscles are triggered instantly to create an eye movement opposite to that of our head movement at the exact same speed to readjust the visual world, which, in turn, stabilizes our retinal image by keeping the eye still in space and focused on an object, despite the head motion.

Key term(s)
  • oculo-vestibular reflex
  • ocular-vestibular reflex
  • ocular vestibular reflex

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil
  • Oreille
  • Système nerveux
DEF

[Réflexe qui a] pour but de maintenir l'œil immobile dans l'espace malgré le déplacement de la tête.

CONT

[...] les réflexes vestibulo-oculaires doivent générer un mouvement oculaire de même amplitude, de même vitesse et de direction strictement opposée aux mouvements de tête pour éviter toute oscillopsie lors de ces derniers.

Key term(s)
  • réflexe oculaire vestibulaire
  • réflexe vestibulaire oculaire

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
  • Land Forces
DEF

In patrolling, a rendezvous used just short of the objective to coordinate activities prior to and following actions on the objective.

OBS

objective rendezvous; ORV: designations and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires
  • Forces terrestres
DEF

Dans le contexte des patrouilles, point de rassemblement tout près de l'objectif afin de coordonner les activités avant et après les actions à l'objectif.

OBS

rendez-vous à l'objectif; RVO : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Veterinary Medicine

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Médecine vétérinaire

Spanish

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Record 4 2008-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacology
DEF

Oral administration of a solution of electrolytes and carbohydrates in the treatment of dehydration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacologie
DEF

Introduction par la bouche d'une solution appropriée, afin de remédier à un déficit d'eau dans l'organisme.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Farmacología
CONT

La terapia de rehidratación oral (TRO) ... se trata de un antídoto sencillo, de bajo coste y fácil obtención frente a un problema gravísimo la deshidratación que acompaña a la diarrea.

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Record 5 2003-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
DEF

The closure of the central retinal vein or of one of its branches that drain the retina (carries blood away from the retina).

OBS

Retinal vein occlusion (RVO) may be categorized by the anatomy of the occluded vein and the degree of ischemia produced. The two major RVO types are central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) and branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
DEF

Arrêt de circulation dans la veine centrale de la rétine ou dans l'une de ses branches.

Spanish

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