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INSERTED TIP [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Surgery
- Cancers and Oncology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- radiofrequency ablation
1, record 1, English, radiofrequency%20ablation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- RFA 1, record 1, English, RFA
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The patient undergoing radiofrequency ablation receives local anesthetic for pain control. A thin needle is inserted into the tumor, visualized by CT [computed tomogram] scan or MRI [magnetic resonance imaging], and electrical current is passed through the tip of the needle which becomes very hot and destroys the tumor. 1, record 1, English, - radiofrequency%20ablation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie
- Cancers et oncologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ablation par radiofréquence
1, record 1, French, ablation%20par%20radiofr%C3%A9quence
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- ARF 1, record 1, French, ARF
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Technique de traitement qui utilise un courant électrique alternatif à haute fréquence pour chauffer et détruire les cellules tumorales logées dans du tissu mou. 1, record 1, French, - ablation%20par%20radiofr%C3%A9quence
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-05-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hand Tools
- Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
- Bodywork and Framework (Motor Vehicles)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- dent puller
1, record 2, English, dent%20puller
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- slide hammer 1, record 2, English, slide%20hammer
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The dent puller or slide hammer is a most useful tool for auto bodyworker. It has a long metal shaft on which a handle and a sliding weight are mounted. The weight moves up and down on the shaft, and there is a stop on the shaft near the handle. Either a screw or a hook attachment can be inserted in the tip. 2, record 2, English, - dent%20puller
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dent puller; slide hammer: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 3, record 2, English, - dent%20puller
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Outillage à main
- Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
- Carrosserie, caisse et châssis (Véhicules automobiles)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- redresseur par inertie
1, record 2, French, redresseur%20par%20inertie
masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- marteau à inertie 1, record 2, French, marteau%20%C3%A0%20inertie
masculine noun, officially approved
- tire-bosse 2, record 2, French, tire%2Dbosse
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
redresseur par inertie; marteau à inertie : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 2, French, - redresseur%20par%20inertie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-02-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Surgical Instruments
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- tenotome
1, record 3, English, tenotome
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- tenotomy knife 2, record 3, English, tenotomy%20knife
correct
- tendotome 3, record 3, English, tendotome
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A slender narrow-bladed surgical instrument mounted on a handle used to perform a tenotomy. 4, record 3, English, - tenotome
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The] tenotomy knife has a blunt, rounded tip on the blade, which is curved slightly forward so that the knife can be inserted under the tendon without damage to local nerves and blood vessels and so that a cut can be made outwards without the tendon slipping off the knife. 5, record 3, English, - tenotome
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Instruments chirurgicaux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ténotome
1, record 3, French, t%C3%A9notome
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petit bistouri à lame courte et étroite, utilisé pour la ténotomie. 2, record 3, French, - t%C3%A9notome
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Instrumental quirúrgico
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- tenótomo
1, record 3, Spanish, ten%C3%B3tomo
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pequeño escalpelo de hoja corta y estrecha que se utiliza en las [secciones de tendones] 1, record 3, Spanish, - ten%C3%B3tomo
Record 4 - internal organization data 1987-03-24
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Soil Tests (Construction)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- vane
1, record 4, English, vane
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... The vane shear test may be made. In this test, a rod with two or four vertical steel plates, or vanes, at the tip is inserted into the ground and rotated. 1, record 4, English, - vane
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Essais du sol (Construction)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- palette
1, record 4, French, palette
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cet appareil (...) est employé pour mesurer la cohésion non drainée [d'un sol] en fonction de la profondeur. Il se compose d'une tige munie à son extrémité inférieure de deux palettes identiques et perpendiculaires. 1, record 4, French, - palette
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1981-06-19
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- inserted tip 1, record 5, English, inserted%20tip
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Usinage (Métallurgie)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- plaquette rapportée
1, record 5, French, plaquette%20rapport%C3%A9e
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1979-03-22
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Injections, Tubing and Transfusions (Medicine)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- plunger
1, record 6, English, plunger
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An injection is usually administered with a glass syringe consisting of a barrel and a plunger. 2, record 6, English, - plunger
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
When drawing the drug to be administered into the syringe, the tip, plunger and inside of the barrel of the syringe must not be contaminated.(...) After the needle is inserted, the plunger is drawn back;(...) 3, record 6, English, - plunger
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Injections, tubages et transfusions (Médecine)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- piston
1, record 6, French, piston
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La seringue est composée de deux parties: le cylindre et le piston. Le cylindre présente un embout auquel on adapte l'aiguille. (...) La capacité des seringues varie de 1 à 200 ml. Pour en vérifier l'étanchéité parfaite, on bouche l'embout et on tire sur le piston: on doit pouvoir sentir une force de résistance. 1, record 6, French, - piston
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1977-07-08
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Teredinidae
1, record 7, English, Teredinidae
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Bivalves of the family Teredinidae have] shells greatly reduced, covering only [the] anterior tip of [a] long wormlike animal(...) [The] burrow usually(...) [has a] calcareous lining which varies greatly in thickness and is in some species divided or has septa at [the] distal end. [The] valves [are] divided into three parts(...). Condyles(...), [an] umbonal-ventral ridge and apophyses [are] prominent. [A] chondrophore and [a] small internal ligament [are] present. Siphons [are] separate or united, relatively short and with [a] pair of pallets inserted at [the] base which serve to close [the] end of [the] burrow when [the] siphons are withdrawn.(...) "? Cret., Paleoc.-Rec. ". 1, record 7, English, - Teredinidae
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- Teredinidae
1, record 7, French, Teredinidae
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les Lamellibranches de la famille des Teredinidae ont une] coquille de petite taille par rapport à l'animal, globuleuse, bâillante en avant et en arrière; [ils n'ont] pas de plaques accessoires, pas de dents; [ils ont] un ligament interne; un tube adventif long, droit ou courbé. 1, record 7, French, - Teredinidae
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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