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Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Human Diseases
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- toxocariasis 1, record 1, English, toxocariasis
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- visceral larva migrans 1, record 1, English, visceral%20larva%20migrans
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Disease, caused by the migration of larvae of Toxocara canis, frequently seen in young children, which usually does not cause severe problems..., the most outstanding feature of this disease being a high peripheral eosinophilia, which may reach 90 %. 1, record 1, English, - toxocariasis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Given that Toxocara canis worms are commonly found in dogs and cats, ... it is not surprising that a combination of small children playing in contaminated soil and pets passing large numbers of infective eggs leads to toxocariasis. 1, record 1, English, - toxocariasis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The visceral larva migrans (VLM) syndrome was described by Beaver and colleagues in New Orleans in 1952. This syndrome is caused by the migration of larvae of Toxocara canis ... 1, record 1, English, - toxocariasis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The worst consequence of these migrating larvae is their fortuitous entry into the myocardium or the central nervous system, where they may cause myocarditis or encephalitis, or their entry into the eyes, where they may cause a retinal granuloma that clinically resembles retinoblastoma. 2, record 1, English, - toxocariasis
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Maladies humaines
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- toxocarose
1, record 1, French, toxocarose
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Larva migrans viscérale 1, record 1, French, Larva%20migrans%20visc%C3%A9rale
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Parasitose causée par les larves de Toxocara canis, ou ascaris du chien ou du chat, [...] qui survient surtout chez les enfants qui portent à la bouche de la terre souillée par les déjections des chiots ou des objets contaminés par leurs mains sales. 1, record 1, French, - toxocarose
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La toxocarose porte aussi le nom de Larva migrans viscérale, car la maladie est causée par la présence des larves qui ont migré du tube digestif pour s'installer dans différents organes. 1, record 1, French, - toxocarose
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Chez un enfant, un épisode d'asthme accompagné d'une éosinophilie élevée doit faire penser à une toxocarose. 1, record 1, French, - toxocarose
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Au gré de leur migration, les larves de Toxocara canis peuvent finalement aller se loger dans divers organes, comme le cerveau et les yeux, causant des lésions inflammatoires. Le granulome qui se développe dans l'œil à cause de la larve risque d'être confondu avec une tumeur maligne, le rétinoblastome. 1, record 1, French, - toxocarose
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-04-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Taxation
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- inflation indexing 1, record 2, English, inflation%20indexing
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... an outstanding feature of our personal tax system is the inflation indexing of personal income tax exemptions and brackets. Canada is one of the very few industrialized countries that provide such indexing. Since its introduction in 1974, indexing has reduced the taxes paid by Canadians by billions of dollars. 1, record 2, English, - inflation%20indexing
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Fiscalité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- indexation en fonction du coût de la vie
1, record 2, French, indexation%20en%20fonction%20du%20co%C3%BBt%20de%20la%20vie
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1994-04-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Plumbing Fixtures
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- serrated slot
1, record 3, English, serrated%20slot
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A Phelps Dodge General Purpose Wall-HUNG Closet Carrier completes the IBV System. Its outstanding feature is simplicity of adjustment, accomplished by a serrated slot behind the face-plate with a corresponding serrated nut which travels within the slot. 1, record 3, English, - serrated%20slot
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Appareils sanitaires
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- coulisse dentelée
1, record 3, French, coulisse%20dentel%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un support pour toilettes de type mural Phelps Dodge à usage général complète le SVSI. Sa grande qualité est sa simplicité de réglage, assurée par les coulisses dentelées qui se trouvent derrière la plaque et dans lesquelles des écrous également dentelés se déplacent. 1, record 3, French, - coulisse%20dentel%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1990-02-23
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Ovens, Furnaces and Boilers (Heating)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- water-tube boiler
1, record 4, English, water%2Dtube%20boiler
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- watertube boiler 2, record 4, English, watertube%20boiler
correct
- watertube type of boiler 3, record 4, English, watertube%20type%20of%20boiler
correct
- multitubular boiler 4, record 4, English, multitubular%20boiler
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A boiler in which the tubes contain water and steam, the heat being applied to the outside surface. 3, record 4, English, - water%2Dtube%20boiler
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A steam boiler in which water circulates within tubes and heat is applied from outside the tubes. The outstanding feature of the water-tube boiler is the use of small tubes(usually 1-3 in. outside diameter) exposed to the products of combustion and connected to steam and water drums which are shielded from these high-temperature gases. 5, record 4, English, - water%2Dtube%20boiler
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Fours et chaudières (Chauffage)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- chaudière à tubes d'eau
1, record 4, French, chaudi%C3%A8re%20%C3%A0%20tubes%20d%27eau
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- chaudière aquatubulaire 2, record 4, French, chaudi%C3%A8re%20aquatubulaire
correct, feminine noun
- chaudière multitubulaire 3, record 4, French, chaudi%C3%A8re%20multitubulaire
correct, feminine noun
- générateur à tubes d'eau 4, record 4, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20%C3%A0%20tubes%20d%27eau
see observation, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les chaudières sont de deux types principaux, les chaudières à tubes de flamme [ou chaudières ignitubulaires] dans lesquelles les fluides chauds passent dans des tubes immergés dans l'eau, ou les chaudières à tubes d'eau, dans lesquelles les fluides chauds circulent autour des tubes contenant l'eau. 5, record 4, French, - chaudi%C3%A8re%20%C3%A0%20tubes%20d%27eau
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] Les chaudières à tubes d'eau ou aquatubulaires sont constituées d'un faisceau de tubes de petit diamètre où circule un mélange d'eau et de vapeur, chauffé par convection ou rayonnement par les gaz de combustion. 6, record 4, French, - chaudi%C3%A8re%20%C3%A0%20tubes%20d%27eau
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Générateur; chaudière: Certains auteurs semblent employer indifféremment ces termes, peu importe l'importance de l'appareil. Cependant, de façon générale, «générateur» serait réservé aux «appareils de chauffage de très grande importance»; dans d'autres cas, le terme «générateur», prendrait le sens général «d'appareil qui produit de la chaleur». 4, record 4, French, - chaudi%C3%A8re%20%C3%A0%20tubes%20d%27eau
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1982-03-24
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
- Wastewater Treatment
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Oxycontact tank
1, record 5, English, Oxycontact%20tank
correct, trademark
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- Oxycontact unit 1, record 5, English, Oxycontact%20unit
correct, trademark
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Oxycontact tanks. The outstanding feature of this type of tank... is its simplicity. The settling and aeration zones are in direct communication with each other : through rows of adjustable slots at the top of the walls along the aeration zone, through a continuous orifice at the bottom of these walls. 1, record 5, English, - Oxycontact%20tank
Record 5, Key term(s)
- Oxycontact
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
- Traitement des eaux usées
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Oxycontact
1, record 5, French, Oxycontact
correct, trademark, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- appareil Oxycontact 1, record 5, French, appareil%20Oxycontact
correct, trademark, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les Oxycontact. [...] sont caractérisés par leur simplicité. Les zones de clarification et d'aération sont en communication directe : par des lumières discontinues réglables placées à la partie supérieure des voiles délimitant la zone d'aération, par une lumière continue située à la partie basse de ces voiles. 1, record 5, French, - Oxycontact
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1982-03-24
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Mechanical Construction
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- wall
1, record 6, English, wall
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Oxycontact tanks. The outstanding feature of this type of tank... is its simplicity. The settling and aeration zones are in direct communication with each other : through rows of adjustable slots at the top of the walls along the aeration zone, through a continuous orifice at the bottom of these walls. 1, record 6, English, - wall
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Construction mécanique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- voile
1, record 6, French, voile
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les Oxycontact. [...] sont caractérisés par leur simplicité. Les zones de clarification et d'aération sont en communication directe : par des lumières discontinues réglables placées à la partie supérieure des voiles délimitant la zone d'aération, par une lumière continue située à la partie basse de ces voiles. 1, record 6, French, - voile
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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