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Record 1 2024-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
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...

OBS

Examples of anthropometric measurements are height, weight, head circumference, girth measurement and skin-fold measurements.

OBS

anthropometric measurement: designation usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • anthropometric measurements

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
CONT

L'anthropométrie est la mesure du corps humain. [...] Les mesures anthropométriques communes sont la taille, le poids et le périmètre brachial (PB) [...]

OBS

mesure anthropométrique : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • mesures anthropométriques

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Old Age
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.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie de la vieillesse
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.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacology
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
DEF

A parentally administered anesthetic that produce catatonia, profound analgesia, increased sympathetic activity, and little relaxation of skeletal muscles.

OBS

Side effects include sialorrhea and occasional pronounced dysphoria, especially in adults.

OBS

Chemically related to phencyclidine (PCP), it can produce hallucinations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacologie
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
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.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Farmacología
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
DEF

Potente anestésico general de corta duración que se emplea para las intervenciones quirúrgicas.

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.

OBS

Es una sustancia alucinógena comúnmente utilizada por los veterinarios como tranquilizante para animales.

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.

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Record 4 2010-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
DEF

A blanket or other familiar object that gives security or comfort to its owner.

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.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
DEF

Objet qui apporte un sentiment de sécurité et d'apaisement chez l'enfant ou l'adulte.

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 [...]

OBS

Au Québec, «doudou» est employé au féminin.

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.

Spanish

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Record 5 2008-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
DEF

An aqueous solution containing sodium hypochlorite and some sodium chloride, used as a [whitening agent] and disinfectant.

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.

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.

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."

OBS

Javel water [also means] a solution of potassium hypochlorite now little used.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
DEF

Mélange d'hypochlorite et de chlorure de sodium utilisé comme décolorant, désinfectant, microbicide, etc.

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.

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.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
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Record 6 2006-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cheese and Dairy Products
  • Hygiene and Health
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.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
  • Hygiène et santé

Spanish

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Record 7 2003-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology (General)
DEF

The self-centred societal conditioning of people.

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).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie (Généralités)
OBS

Voir aussi «génération du moi».

Spanish

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Record 8 1995-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Works to increase public awareness of present adoption practice and laws, especially as they affect adopted adults

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 9 1986-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
OBS

Author: Whipple, James B. Information found in UTLAS.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
OBS

Auteur : Whipple, James B. Information retrouvée dans UTLAS.

Spanish

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