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Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-08-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
- Morphology and General Physiology
- General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- anthropometric measurement
1, record 1, English, anthropometric%20measurement
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Anthropometric measurements are quantitative measurements of the body, for which non-invasive tools and methods exist. In the paediatric population, anthropometric values are used to determine development and health status of the child... In adults, such measurements can help to assess health and nutritional status, as well as potential risk factors for diseases, such as obesity... In athletes, assessing body composition plays a key role in monitoring performance and training routines, especially in weight class and aesthetic sports... 2, record 1, English, - anthropometric%20measurement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Examples of anthropometric measurements are height, weight, head circumference, girth measurement and skin-fold measurements. 3, record 1, English, - anthropometric%20measurement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
anthropometric measurement: designation usually used in the plural. 3, record 1, English, - anthropometric%20measurement
Record 1, Key term(s)
- anthropometric measurements
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mesure anthropométrique
1, record 1, French, mesure%20anthropom%C3%A9trique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'anthropométrie est la mesure du corps humain. [...] Les mesures anthropométriques communes sont la taille, le poids et le périmètre brachial (PB) [...] 1, record 1, French, - mesure%20anthropom%C3%A9trique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mesure anthropométrique : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel. 2, record 1, French, - mesure%20anthropom%C3%A9trique
Record 1, Key term(s)
- mesures anthropométriques
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-10-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sociology of Old Age
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- elderspeak
1, record 2, English, elderspeak
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Elderspeak is an inappropriate simplified speech register that sounds like baby talk and is commonly used with older adults, especially in health care settings. 1, record 2, English, - elderspeak
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie de la vieillesse
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- langage des aînés
1, record 2, French, langage%20des%20a%C3%AEn%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les paroles que l'on emploie envers les personnes âgées peuvent sembler parfois infantiles et du fait de la diminution des capacités cognitives des personnes âgées, les proches peuvent avoir tendance à adopter le même langage employé pour communiquer avec des enfants : ce langage est appelé "elderspeak" ou "langage des aînés". Ce type de langage est caractérisé par un débit de parole lent, un volume élevé, l'utilisation de vocabulaire simplifié, des répétitions de paroles, et l'utilisation de surnoms et diminutifs. 1, record 2, French, - langage%20des%20a%C3%AEn%C3%A9s
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-09-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Pharmacology
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ketamine
1, record 3, English, ketamine
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- special K 2, record 3, English, special%20K
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A parentally administered anesthetic that produce catatonia, profound analgesia, increased sympathetic activity, and little relaxation of skeletal muscles. 3, record 3, English, - ketamine
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Side effects include sialorrhea and occasional pronounced dysphoria, especially in adults. 3, record 3, English, - ketamine
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Chemically related to phencyclidine (PCP), it can produce hallucinations. 3, record 3, English, - ketamine
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pharmacologie
- Drogues et toxicomanie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- kétamine
1, record 3, French, k%C3%A9tamine
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Anesthésique général dérivé de la phéncyclidine utilisé, par voie intraveineuse ou intramusculaire, pour l'induction et l'entretien d'anesthésies générales de durée brève. 2, record 3, French, - k%C3%A9tamine
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Farmacología
- Drogas y toxicomanía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- cetamina
1, record 3, Spanish, cetamina
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- ketamina 2, record 3, Spanish, ketamina
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Potente anestésico general de corta duración que se emplea para las intervenciones quirúrgicas. 2, record 3, Spanish, - cetamina
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la cetamina [es] un anestésico que provoca en el enfermo un estado disociativo; es decir, se siente ajeno a su cuerpo y a su entorno. 3, record 3, Spanish, - cetamina
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Es una sustancia alucinógena comúnmente utilizada por los veterinarios como tranquilizante para animales. 2, record 3, Spanish, - cetamina
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Aunque es más frecuente encontrar la grafía con "k", Fernando A. Navarro, en su Diccionario crítico de dudas inglés-español de medicina, recomienda utilizar la grafía con "c" como recoge la farmacopea mexicana. 4, record 3, Spanish, - cetamina
Record 4 - internal organization data 2010-06-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Human Behaviour
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- comfort object
1, record 4, English, comfort%20object
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- security object 2, record 4, English, security%20object
correct
- security blanket 3, record 4, English, security%20blanket
correct
- blankie 4, record 4, English, blankie
familiar
- linus blanket 5, record 4, English, linus%20blanket
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A blanket or other familiar object that gives security or comfort to its owner. 6, record 4, English, - comfort%20object
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A comfort object is an item used to provide psychological comfort, especially in unusual or unique situations or at bedtime for small children. Though many toddlers prefer a teddy bear or doll, a stuffed animal, a favorite blanket, or even a toy such as a dump truck could be a comfort object at some stages... Some teenagers have been known to still sleep with comfort objects, though they will probably not talk to them as a small child might. Even adults can use comfort objects at times, as elderly people in nursing homes have been known to be comforted after being given a stuffed bear or doll. The theory is that this reminds them of the more serene moments of childhood. 7, record 4, English, - comfort%20object
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Comportement humain
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- objet sécurisant
1, record 4, French, objet%20s%C3%A9curisant
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- objet réconfortant 2, record 4, French, objet%20r%C3%A9confortant
correct, masculine noun
- doudou 3, record 4, French, doudou
see observation, masculine noun, familiar
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Objet qui apporte un sentiment de sécurité et d'apaisement chez l'enfant ou l'adulte. 4, record 4, French, - objet%20s%C3%A9curisant
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On remarque chez la majorité des individus ayant un TPS [trouble panique avec agoraphobie] l'apparition de comportements sécurisants : besoin d'être accompagné, d'être près des portes de sortie afin de fuir facilement, transporter un objet sécurisant (p.ex., téléphone cellulaire), ne pas s'éloigner de sa maison, de sa voiture [...] 5, record 4, French, - objet%20s%C3%A9curisant
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Au Québec, «doudou» est employé au féminin. 4, record 4, French, - objet%20s%C3%A9curisant
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
«Doudou» est le terme familier utilisé pour nommer l'objet qui apporte du réconfort à un enfant. Ce terme est aussi associé au concept pyschanalytique de l'objet transitionnel qui a aussi principalement une fonction de réconfort, mais dans le cadre d'un stade de développement bien précis. 4, record 4, French, - objet%20s%C3%A9curisant
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2008-07-31
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Javel water
1, record 5, English, Javel%20water
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- Javelle water 2, record 5, English, Javelle%20water
correct
- bleach 3, record 5, English, bleach
correct
- bleach solution 4, record 5, English, bleach%20solution
correct
- Javelle’s water 5, record 5, English, Javelle%26rsquo%3Bs%20water
correct
- water of Javelle 5, record 5, English, water%20of%20Javelle
correct
- javel water 6, record 5, English, javel%20water
correct
- javelle water 6, record 5, English, javelle%20water
correct
- eau de Javelle 5, record 5, English, eau%20de%20Javelle
- eau de Javel 7, record 5, English, eau%20de%20Javel
- Labarraque’s solution 8, record 5, English, Labarraque%26rsquo%3Bs%20solution
obsolete
- sodium hypochlorite solution 9, record 5, English, sodium%20hypochlorite%20solution
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An aqueous solution containing sodium hypochlorite and some sodium chloride, used as a [whitening agent] and disinfectant. 10, record 5, English, - Javel%20water
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In effect, bleach solution is a whitening and disinfecting agent compose of water, sodium hypochlorite, sodium chloride, and soda, in a nonuniform manner. Solutions are marketed in two forms : concentrated bleach solution and diluted bleach solution in bottles. Poisoning from this product often occurs accidentally and particularly among children less than 5 years of age. Nonetheless, this poisoning may occur in adults, especially in the event the product is removed from its package or in a professional setting. 4, record 5, English, - Javel%20water
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Commonly the most dangerous chemical found in a household, bleach is an inorganic aqueous solution of 5.25% sodium hypochlorite. Bleach is a clear to yellowish liquid with a distinct chlorine like odor. Often mistakenly referred to as "chlorine bleach" because of its strong smell, bleach does not release a considerable amount of chlorine gas during its normal mode of action. 11, record 5, English, - Javel%20water
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Javel water takes its name from the ancient village of Javel, now just one of Paris’ many neighbourhoods. In 1777, Count d’Artois founded the "Manufacture pour les Acides et Sels minéraux" in Javel, where the chemist Claude-Louis Berthollet worked. While searching for a method that would ease the work of washerwomen who had to whiten clothes by exposing them to sunlight, Berthollet came across a water solution that bleached cloth artificially, and he called it "eau de Javel." 12, record 5, English, - Javel%20water
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Javel water [also means] a solution of potassium hypochlorite now little used. 6, record 5, English, - Javel%20water
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- eau de Javel
1, record 5, French, eau%20de%20Javel
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- eau de Javelle 2, record 5, French, eau%20de%20Javelle
correct, feminine noun
- Javel 3, record 5, French, Javel
feminine noun
- liqueur de Labarraque 4, record 5, French, liqueur%20de%20Labarraque
see observation, feminine noun, obsolete
- solution d'hypochlorite sodique 5, record 5, French, solution%20d%27hypochlorite%20sodique
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mélange d'hypochlorite et de chlorure de sodium utilisé comme décolorant, désinfectant, microbicide, etc. 2, record 5, French, - eau%20de%20Javel
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Claude Louis BERTHOLLET [...] étudia également les propriétés du chlore (acide marin déphlogistiqué), ce qui le conduisit à la découverte de l'eau de Javel appelée à l'époque «lessive de BERTHOLLET». On l'a nommée javel car c'est à Javel, un ancien village, aujourd'hui un quartier de Paris, qu'on la fabriqua. 6, record 5, French, - eau%20de%20Javel
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
En 1820, le pharmacien Antoine Germain Labarraque étudie les qualités désinfectantes des dérivés chlorés et des hypochlorites de potassium et de sodium. Il met au point une solution de chlorure et d'hypochlorite de sodium qu'il appelle «liqueur de Labarraque». En 1900 on appelait eau de Javel l'hypochlorite de potassium, et eau de Labbaraque, l'hypochlorite de sodium. Plus tard, le procédé de fabrication a remplacé le potassium par le sodium, sans changement de nom. 3, record 5, French, - eau%20de%20Javel
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- agua de Javel
1, record 5, Spanish, agua%20de%20Javel
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- solución de hipoclorito de sodio 1, record 5, Spanish, soluci%C3%B3n%20de%20hipoclorito%20de%20sodio
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2006-10-16
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Cheese and Dairy Products
- Hygiene and Health
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- raw milk soft cheese
1, record 6, English, raw%20milk%20soft%20cheese
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Food and Drug Administration(FDA) is advising that some soft cheeses made with raw milk present a health risk, especially to high risk groups, such as pregnant women, newborns, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems. Such raw milk soft cheeses can cause several serious infectious diseases including listeriosis, brucellosis, salmonellosis and tuberculosis. 2, record 6, English, - raw%20milk%20soft%20cheese
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
- Hygiène et santé
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- fromage au lait cru à pâte molle
1, record 6, French, fromage%20au%20lait%20cru%20%C3%A0%20p%C3%A2te%20molle
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2003-05-30
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Sociology (General)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- me-ism
1, record 7, English, me%2Dism
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The self-centred societal conditioning of people. 1, record 7, English, - me%2Dism
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The daily audience for TV news plunged from 72 to 55 percent especially among young adults. The reasons for this are many : lifestyle changes, women in the workforce, "me-ism", personal interests and goals, etc.(Ross Mackenzie, "Action and reaction in cable news", in www. Townhall. com, May 1st, 2003). 1, record 7, English, - me%2Dism
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie (Généralités)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- mentalité egocentrique
1, record 7, French, mentalit%C3%A9%20egocentrique
proposal, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir aussi «génération du moi». 1, record 7, French, - mentalit%C3%A9%20egocentrique
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1995-05-04
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- Adoptees in Search
1, record 8, English, Adoptees%20in%20Search
correct, United States
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
- AIS 1, record 8, English, AIS
correct, United States
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Works to increase public awareness of present adoption practice and laws, especially as they affect adopted adults 1, record 8, English, - Adoptees%20in%20Search
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Organismes, unités administratives et comités
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- Adoptees in Search
1, record 8, French, Adoptees%20in%20Search
correct, United States
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
- AIS 1, record 8, French, AIS
correct, United States
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1986-03-27
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Documents and Works
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- Especially for Adults
1, record 9, English, Especially%20for%20Adults
correct, United States
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Author: Whipple, James B. Information found in UTLAS. 1, record 9, English, - Especially%20for%20Adults
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Titres de documents et d'œuvres
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- Especially for Adults
1, record 9, French, Especially%20for%20Adults
correct, United States
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Auteur : Whipple, James B. Information retrouvée dans UTLAS. 1, record 9, French, - Especially%20for%20Adults
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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