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EARDRUM [8 records]

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Record 1 2011-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Ear
DEF

The membranous partition between the external and the middle ear.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oreille
DEF

Membrane qui sépare l'oreille externe et l'oreille moyenne.

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toiletries
  • Hygiene and Health
CONT

Never insert a cotton swab(ie, a Q-tip) or anything else into your child's ear canal since you can easily puncture the eardrum that way.

CONT

A cotton swab is usually the easiest way to clean the umbilical cord. This is because the cotton swab can reach further into the belly button than a cotton ball can.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Articles de toilette
  • Hygiène et santé
OBS

Pluriel : des cure-oreilles.

OBS

cure-oreilles (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Ear
DEF

The portion of the ear consisting of the auricle and external auditory canal, and separated from the middle ear by the tympanic membrane or eardrum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oreille
DEF

Portion externe de l'organe de l'audition, véritable cornet acoustique formé de deux parties : le pavillon de l'oreille et le conduit auditif externe.

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Ear
DEF

The difference between the sound pressure reaching the eardrum when a hearing aid is used and the sound pressure reaching the same eardrum when no hearing aid is used.

Key term(s)
  • real ear gain

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oreille
DEF

Différence entre les seuils d'acuité auditive selon qu'une aide auditive est utilisée ou non.

Spanish

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Record 5 2000-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
DEF

Measurement of electrical activity produced when the cochlea is stimulated

CONT

[Electrocochleography] involves placing a needle electrode on the cochlea by passing it through the eardrum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
DEF

[...] enregistrement des potentiels nerveux émis par le nerf auditif à partir de la cochlée sous l'effet d'un stimulus sonore.

OBS

Le recueil de ces «informations» électriques se fait au moyen d'une très fine électrode (0,2 mm de diamètre), traversant le tympan et venant s'appuyer sur le promontoire osseux situé en avant de la cochlée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
DEF

Curva registrada cuando se estudian los fenómenos eléctricos que aparecen en la cóclea tras una estimulación sonora; los potenciales recogidos de esta forma nos informan del funcionamiento de las células de Corti y del nervio auditivo. Es un procedimiento de explorar las funciones auditivas.

OBS

Cóclea: canal arrollado en forma de caracol que tienen en el oído interno los mamíferos; está subdividido en tres canales y contiene los órganos esenciales de la audición.

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Record 6 1997-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Ear
CONT

Acute otitis media-fluid in the middle ear accompanied by signs or symptoms of ear infection(bulging eardrum usually accompanied by pain, or perforated eardrum, often with drainage of purulent material).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oreille
CONT

En l'absence de traitement, l'otite évolue selon quatre stades [...] otite purulente, où le bombement du tympan témoigne de la présence de pus dans la caisse du tympan.

Spanish

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Record 7 1997-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Ear
DEF

A middle ear inflammation characterized by bulging eardrum, usually accompanied by pain, or perforated eardrum, often with drainage of purulent material. [From sources a and b].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oreille
DEF

Inflammation aiguë de la muqueuse des cavités de l'oreille moyenne.

Spanish

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Record 8 1981-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
OBS

Three bones in the middle ear through which sound is conducted from the eardrum to the oval window of the cochlea.

OBS

Note: Term defined in a specialized glossary of psychometrics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique

Spanish

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