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HOLDING CLAMP [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-01-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hand Tools
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- C clamp
1, record 1, English, C%20clamp
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- C-clamp 2, record 1, English, C%2Dclamp
correct
- carriage clamp 3, record 1, English, carriage%20clamp
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A C-shaped general-purpose clamp that clamps between the open ends of the C by means of a long flat-ended screw that threads through one end and presses the clamped material against the other. 4, record 1, English, - C%20clamp
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The carriage clamp, or C-clamp, as it is commonly called, is shaped like a large C and has three main parts :(1) The threaded screw,(2) the jaw, and(3) the swivel head. The swivel plate, which is at the bottom of the screw, prevents the end from turning directly against the material being clamped. Although C-clamps vary in size from 2 in. upward, their function is always that of clamping or holding. 3, record 1, English, - C%20clamp
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
C-clamps are generally used to hold two or more pieces of material together temporarily while a permanent fastening is installed or, in the case of woodwork, while glue or another adhesive is setting. 5, record 1, English, - C%20clamp
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
C clamp: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 6, record 1, English, - C%20clamp
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage à main
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- serre-joint en C
1, record 1, French, serre%2Djoint%20en%20C
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- serre en C 2, record 1, French, serre%20en%20C
feminine noun
- bride en C 3, record 1, French, bride%20en%20C
feminine noun
- col de cygne 4, record 1, French, col%20de%20cygne
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Outil en forme d'étrier servant à bloquer des pièces dans diverses opérations d'ajustage, montage, collage, soudure, etc. et dont une extrémité comporte une vis terminée par un patin qui permet le blocage de la pièce contre l'autre extrémité de l'étrier. 5, record 1, French, - serre%2Djoint%20en%20C
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des serre-joints. 6, record 1, French, - serre%2Djoint%20en%20C
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
serre-joints (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006). 7, record 1, French, - serre%2Djoint%20en%20C
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
serre-joint en C : terme accepté par le Comité d'étude de la terminologie des cartes de travail du DC-9. 5, record 1, French, - serre%2Djoint%20en%20C
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
serre-joint en C : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 7, record 1, French, - serre%2Djoint%20en%20C
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-09-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Surgical Instruments
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hemostatic forceps
1, record 2, English, hemostatic%20forceps
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- haemostatic forceps 2, record 2, English, haemostatic%20forceps
correct
- hemostat forceps 3, record 2, English, hemostat%20forceps
correct
- hemostat 4, record 2, English, hemostat
correct
- blood vessel forceps 5, record 2, English, blood%20vessel%20forceps
correct
- artery forceps 6, record 2, English, artery%20forceps
correct
- hemostatic clamp 7, record 2, English, hemostatic%20clamp
correct
- artery clamp 8, record 2, English, artery%20clamp
correct
- dissecting hemostatic forceps 9, record 2, English, dissecting%20hemostatic%20forceps
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Forceps with a catch for locking the blades, used for seizing the end of a blood vessel to control hemorrhage. 10, record 2, English, - hemostatic%20forceps
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The main purpose [of hemostatic forceps] is to achieve hemostasis (control of the flow of blood). After a hemostat has been secured to a blood vessel, generally either a suture is tied around the vessel or electrocautery is applied to the end of the vessel to achieve final hemostasis. 11, record 2, English, - hemostatic%20forceps
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Dissecting hemostatic forceps clamp onto blood vessels and control bleeding. They... tend to be long and slender in order to get to blood vessels easily and with a minimum of trauma. [They] resemble scissors and have locking mechanisms that maintain a firm clamp on blood vessels, holding them in place. 9, record 2, English, - hemostatic%20forceps
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Instruments chirurgicaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pince hémostatique
1, record 2, French, pince%20h%C3%A9mostatique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- pince à forcipressure 2, record 2, French, pince%20%C3%A0%20forcipressure
correct, feminine noun
- pince à hémostase 3, record 2, French, pince%20%C3%A0%20h%C3%A9mostase
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pince à crans d'arrêt servant à l'hémostase. 4, record 2, French, - pince%20h%C3%A9mostatique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le premier usage de la pince à hémostase est de permettre par une préhension fine la ligature d'un vaisseau ou sa coagulation par le bistouri électrique. Elle est aussi un bon complément dans le repérage et la mise en tension des tissus au cours de la dissection, sur une aponévrose, un sac herniaire, une vaginale d'hydrocèle. Enfin, [elle sert de] pince repère sur les fils passés et en attente [...] 5, record 2, French, - pince%20h%C3%A9mostatique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Instrumental quirúrgico
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- pinza hemostática
1, record 2, Spanish, pinza%20hemost%C3%A1tica
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pinza [...] de forcipresión destinada a comprimir vasos que sangran. 1, record 2, Spanish, - pinza%20hemost%C3%A1tica
Record 3 - internal organization data 2008-07-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Surgical Instruments
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Babcock intestinal forceps
1, record 3, English, Babcock%20intestinal%20forceps
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Babcock’s forceps 2, record 3, English, Babcock%26rsquo%3Bs%20forceps
correct
- Babcock forceps 3, record 3, English, Babcock%20forceps
correct
- Babcock’s tissue forceps 4, record 3, English, Babcock%26rsquo%3Bs%20tissue%20forceps
correct
- Babcock tissue forceps 5, record 3, English, Babcock%20tissue%20forceps
correct
- Babcock clamp 6, record 3, English, Babcock%20clamp
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Forceps with loop blades which are also semicircular in sagittal cross-section. Designed to hold a short length of intestine without compressing it 3, record 3, English, - Babcock%20intestinal%20forceps
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
These forceps [Babcock intestinal tissue forceps] are more delicate than Allis but less directly traumatic. They have broad, flared ends with smooth tips. These forceps are used to atraumatically hold viscera (bladder and bowel). 5, record 3, English, - Babcock%20intestinal%20forceps
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Proper Name : Babcock intestinal forceps.... Features : tip-small half circle(from side) ;"V" shape(from front to back) ;horizontal serrations. Uses : Grasping and holding tissue such as stomach. Used frequently in abdominal procedures; this is the instrument of choice for grasping the appendix and fellopian tubes. Sometimes used to clamp over a vessel to isolate it. 7, record 3, English, - Babcock%20intestinal%20forceps
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
In medical eponyms, the possessive form, such as "Babcock’s forceps", often disappears over the years. For that reason, the written forms "Babcock forceps", "Babcock tissue forceps", "Babcock intestinal forceps"and "Babcock clamp"are also found. William Wayne Babcock (1872-1963), American surgeon. 8, record 3, English, - Babcock%20intestinal%20forceps
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Instruments chirurgicaux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pince de Babcock
1, record 3, French, pince%20de%20Babcock
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- pince Babcock 2, record 3, French, pince%20Babcock
correct, feminine noun
- pince intestinale Babcock 3, record 3, French, pince%20intestinale%20Babcock
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pinces pour l'hémostase pouvant également être utilisées comme pince à tissus, pince de traction et de préhension. 2, record 3, French, - pince%20de%20Babcock
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Avec l'usage, il arrive que le nom de l'inventeur ne soit plus utilisé comme complément de nom, mais soit mis en apposition et se comporte, dès lors, comme un adjectif de relation. On parlera alors de «pince Babcock» et non plus de «pince de Babcock». 3, record 3, French, - pince%20de%20Babcock
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Babcock, William Wayne, chirurgien américain de Philadelphie (1872-1963) 4, record 3, French, - pince%20de%20Babcock
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1998-02-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Plastics Manufacturing
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- tie bar
1, record 4, English, tie%20bar
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- tie rod 2, record 4, English, tie%20rod
correct
- tie beam 3, record 4, English, tie%20beam
correct
- column 4, record 4, English, column
correct, standardized
- column of a press 5, record 4, English, column%20of%20a%20press
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... member of the clamping unit that joins and aligns the stationary platen with the clamping force actuating mechanism, and that serves as the tension member of the clamp when it is holding the mold closed. 3, record 4, English, - tie%20bar
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The moving platen rides on four steel bars called tie rods or tie bars. 6, record 4, English, - tie%20bar
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
column: term standardized by ISO. 7, record 4, English, - tie%20bar
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Plasturgie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- colonne
1, record 4, French, colonne
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- colonne de presse 2, record 4, French, colonne%20de%20presse
feminine noun
- colonne d'extension 3, record 4, French, colonne%20d%27extension
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le verrouillage du moule est fourni par la mise en traction des colonnes de la machine. 3, record 4, French, - colonne
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
colonne : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 4, record 4, French, - colonne
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fabricación de plásticos
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- columna de una prensa
1, record 4, Spanish, columna%20de%20una%20prensa
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- columna 2, record 4, Spanish, columna
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1981-03-20
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Electrical Engineering
- Electrical Components
- Occupation Names (General)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- holding clamp 1, record 5, English, holding%20clamp
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Électrotechnique
- Composants électrotechniques
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- pince à double mâchoire 1, record 5, French, pince%20%C3%A0%20double%20m%C3%A2choire
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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