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Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-12-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Prostheses
- Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
- Cybernetic Systems
- Nervous System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- motor neuroprosthesis
1, record 1, English, motor%20neuroprosthesis
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- motor neural prosthesis 2, record 1, English, motor%20neural%20prosthesis
correct, noun
- motor neuroprosthetic 3, record 1, English, motor%20neuroprosthetic
noun
- motor neural prosthetic 4, record 1, English, motor%20neural%20prosthetic
noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Motor neuroprostheses are devices that use electrical stimulation to elicit functional contractions in paralyzed muscles. Neuroprosthetic devices have been developed to restore functions such as hand grasp, standing, walking, respiratory function, and bowel and bladder control in individuals with paralysis. 1, record 1, English, - motor%20neuroprosthesis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
motor neuroprostheses: plural. 5, record 1, English, - motor%20neuroprosthesis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
motor neural prostheses: plural 5, record 1, English, - motor%20neuroprosthesis
Record 1, Key term(s)
- motor neuroprostheses
- motor neural prostheses
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Prothèses
- Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
- Systèmes cybernétiques
- Système nerveux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- neuroprothèse motrice
1, record 1, French, neuroproth%C3%A8se%20motrice
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La stimulation électrique est une technique efficace pour moduler et évoquer des réponses motrices. Elle inclut notamment la stimulation électrique fonctionnelle [...], la stimulation électrique épidurale [...], la stimulation cérébrale profonde [...], et l'ICMS [microstimulation intracorticale]. Ces technologies de neurostimulation ont mené au développement de neuroprothèses motrices qui visent principalement à soutenir les fonctions motrices par la stimulation électrique des muscles, des nerfs périphériques, de la moelle épinière ou du cerveau après un accident vasculaire cérébral ou une LME [lésion de la moelle épinière]. 1, record 1, French, - neuroproth%C3%A8se%20motrice
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2025-02-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Applications of Automation
- Collaboration with WIPO
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- robotic caging
1, record 2, English, robotic%20caging
correct, noun, specific
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- caging 2, record 2, English, caging
correct, noun, specific
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Robotic grasping and manipulation in unknown environments is made difficult by several factors.... To make robots cheaper, lighter, and safer, precision in the accuracy of end-effector position is often sacrificed. This introduces uncertainty in the position of the gripper relative to the object. Robotic grasping theory must account for such uncertainty in order to provide robust and reliable grasping in unstructured environments. One method for dealing with such uncertainty is robotic caging. Unlike an immobilizing grasp, in which the robotic hand grasps an object so as to prevent all motion of the object relative to the hand, a caging grasp only prevents the object from escaping through the fingers, while allowing some motion of the object relative to the hand. 1, record 2, English, - robotic%20caging
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In French, "prise englobante" can designate a grasp that immobilizes the object or a grasp that allows some movement of the object within the robot's hand. 3, record 2, English, - robotic%20caging
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
robotic caging; caging: designations validated by a Canadian subject-matter expert from Université Laval. 4, record 2, English, - robotic%20caging
Record 2, Key term(s)
- SearchOnlyKey1
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Automatisation et applications
- Collaboration avec l'OMPI
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- prise englobante
1, record 2, French, prise%20englobante
correct, feminine noun, generic
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour réaliser une prise englobante, les forces de préhension sont typiquement grandes et les points de contact avec l'objet sont situés tout le long des phalanges des doigts et de la paume. Dans cette prise, les doigts s'enveloppent autour de l'objet. 1, record 2, French, - prise%20englobante
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En anglais, les désignations «robotic caging» et «caging» désignent uniquement une prise permettant un certain mouvement de l'objet à l'intérieur de la main du robot. 2, record 2, French, - prise%20englobante
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
prise englobante : désignation validée par un spécialiste canadien de l'Université Laval. 3, record 2, French, - prise%20englobante
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Automatización y aplicaciones
- Colaboración con la OMPI
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- agarre envolvente
1, record 2, Spanish, agarre%20envolvente
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La pinza seleccionada para este proyecto […] posee dos dedos articulados, cada uno de ellos con dos falanges. La pinza de agarre puede enganchar hasta cinco puntos de contacto con un objeto, dos en cada una de las falanges más la palma […] Este tipo de pinza solo posee un actuador para abrir y cerrar los dedos, por lo que estos se adaptan automáticamente a la forma del objeto manipulado [para efectuar ya] sea un agarre paralelo o un agarre envolvente […] 1, record 2, Spanish, - agarre%20envolvente
Record 3 - internal organization data 2018-03-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Personal Esthetics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- petrissage
1, record 3, English, petrissage
correct, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Petrissage. Grasp the skin and flesh between the fingers and palm of the hand. As the tissues are lifted from their underlying structures, they are squeezed, rolled, or pinched with a light, firm pressure.... Kneading movements give deeper stimulation to the muscles, nerves, and skin glands, and improve the circulation. 2, record 3, English, - petrissage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
petrissage: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 3, record 3, English, - petrissage
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Esthétique et soins corporels
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pétrissage
1, record 3, French, p%C3%A9trissage
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Selon l'état physique du sujet et la partie du corps à masser, les mouvements de massage sont différents. 1. Pression [...] 2. Friction [...] 3. Pétrissage : combinant le pincement et la torsion, il est [...] exécuté avec les deux mains, qui agissent en sens contraire. [...] 4. Effleurage [...] 2, record 3, French, - p%C3%A9trissage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pétrissage : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 3, French, - p%C3%A9trissage
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2017-10-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Guns (Land Forces)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- hinge roller
1, record 4, English, hinge%20roller
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Grasp the firing pin housing cap with the right hand; with your left hand, support the breech operating lever dog and hinge roller. 1, record 4, English, - hinge%20roller
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Canons (Forces terrestres)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- cylindre de la charnière
1, record 4, French, cylindre%20de%20la%20charni%C3%A8re
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Saisissez la coiffe du logement du percuteur avec la main gauche, et soutenez le butoir du levier de manœuvre de la culasse ainsi que le cylindre de la charnière avec la main gauche. 1, record 4, French, - cylindre%20de%20la%20charni%C3%A8re
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2015-04-08
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Rehabilitation (Medicine)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- self-help device
1, record 5, English, self%2Dhelp%20device
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- self-help aid 1, record 5, English, self%2Dhelp%20aid
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A self-help device is one which assists [the disabled person] in performing various functions, or is one without which the person could not perform certain activities at all. ... self-help aids ... provide positioning or support, as in a wheelchair, for purposes of maintaining body alignment, provide stabilization of objects, [serve as] compensation for lost muscle power [and] for loss of range of motion in an extremity ... 1, record 5, English, - self%2Dhelp%20device
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
It is impossible to describe or even to list the number of self-help devices which exist today. [One] of the assists for the activity of eating [is a] cuff or U-shaped clip which fits around the palm of the hand and has a pocket into which the handles of utensils can be placed [enabling] patients with loss of full grasp to eat as normally as possible. Handles of utensils can be enlarged or built-up or curved... and pegs or rings can be placed on handles to assist grasp... 1, record 5, English, - self%2Dhelp%20device
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Réadaptation (Médecine)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- aide fonctionnelle
1, record 5, French, aide%20fonctionnelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Objet, instrument ou appareil, à l'exception des prothèses et des orthèses, qui facilite les activités courantes des handicapés. On distingue les aides fonctionnelles de locomotion (canne, fauteuil roulant), les aides sensorielles (lunettes, amplificateur auditif), les aides de préhension, de toilette, de ménage, de table, d'habillage, etc. 1, record 5, French, - aide%20fonctionnelle
Record 5, Key term(s)
- aide technique
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Rehabilitación (Medicina)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- dispositivo adaptado
1, record 5, Spanish, dispositivo%20adaptado
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2010-02-26
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Mountain Sports
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- piolet ramasse
1, record 6, English, piolet%20ramasse
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- cross-body position 1, record 6, English, cross%2Dbody%20position
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
As the slope changes from gentle to moderate,... greater security is gained by holding the axe in the cross-body position(piolet ramasse). The inside hand grips the shaft just above the spike; the outside hand is on the head with the pick pointing forward(the self-belay grasp). The spike is driven into the slope about waist high, with the shaft perpendicular to the slope and approximately horizontal across the climber's waist. 1, record 6, English, - piolet%20ramasse
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The feet are in the position of the hands of a clock indicating 10 past 10. 1, record 6, English, - piolet%20ramasse
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Sports de montagne
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- piolet-ramasse
1, record 6, French, piolet%2Dramasse
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le piolet-ramasse [...] est utilisé pour les traversées et les pentes moyennes. La main en amont (côté montagne) tient le bas du manche et appuie fermement le pique sur la glace, tandis que la main en aval (côté vallée) exerce sur la tête du piolet une ferme pression vers le haut. Ce système de double appui garantit un équilibre très sûr. 2, record 6, French, - piolet%2Dramasse
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les pieds [à plat] adoptent une position ouverte et écartée [(comme] les aiguilles d'une montre indiquant 10 h 10). 3, record 6, French, - piolet%2Dramasse
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2008-07-16
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Ceremonial and Traditions (Military)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- tasselled cord
1, record 7, English, tasselled%20cord
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The orderlies then wrap the tasselled cords around the Colours three times along their width. The Colour officers grasp the ends of the cords and the Colour in their left hand. 1, record 7, English, - tasselled%20cord
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Cérémonial et traditions (Militaire)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- cordon à gland
1, record 7, French, cordon%20%C3%A0%20gland
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le planton enroule ensuite le cordon à gland trois fois autour du drapeau consacré, de haut en bas, après quoi le porte-drapeau consacré prend l'extrémité du cordon ainsi que le drapeau consacré dans sa main gauche. 1, record 7, French, - cordon%20%C3%A0%20gland
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1999-10-22
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Protection of Life
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- arm/hand grasp 1, record 8, English, arm%2Fhand%20grasp
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record 8, Key term(s)
- arm and hand grasp
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité des personnes
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- prise des bras et des mains
1, record 8, French, prise%20des%20bras%20et%20des%20mains
feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Formation en protection personnelle. 1, record 8, French, - prise%20des%20bras%20et%20des%20mains
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1998-03-14
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- take the bull by the horns
1, record 9, English, take%20the%20bull%20by%20the%20horns
verb
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- grasp the nettle with his barc hand 2, record 9, English, grasp%20the%20nettle%20with%20his%20barc%20hand
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- prendre le taureau par les cornes 1, record 9, French, prendre%20le%20taureau%20par%20les%20cornes
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- tailler dans le vif 2, record 9, French, tailler%20dans%20le%20vif
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ne serait-il pas préférable, au contraire, de tailler dans le vif et d'aller droit aux situations franches. 3, record 9, French, - prendre%20le%20taureau%20par%20les%20cornes
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1988-09-21
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Martial Arts
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- hand grasp 1, record 10, English, hand%20grasp
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Arts martiaux
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- saisissement de main
1, record 10, French, saisissement%20de%20main
masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1983-04-13
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- blunt-backed knife 1, record 11, English, blunt%2Dbacked%20knife
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
a blade with a thick edge for hand grasp 1, record 11, English, - blunt%2Dbacked%20knife
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- couteau à bord abattu 1, record 11, French, couteau%20%C3%A0%20bord%20abattu
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
- couteau à dos abattu 1, record 11, French, couteau%20%C3%A0%20dos%20abattu
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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