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BCG [3 records]

Record 1 2023-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

An assembly situated in the upper receiver of a rifle that consists of a bolt, a bolt carrier, and a firing pin.

OBS

bolt carrier group; BCG: designations and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Ensemble composé du percuteur, du porte-culasse et du verrou, se trouvant dans la carcasse supérieure d'un fusil.

OBS

groupe porte-culasse : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2019-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Scientific Co-operation
  • Biotechnology
OBS

Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Coopération scientifique
  • Biotechnologie
OBS

Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada.

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Immunology
DEF

An attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis.

OBS

BCG is used in some countries as a vaccine against tuberculosis. ... BCG adenitis is an illness caused by BCG that is present in some infants with HIV and is characterized by inflammation of the lymph nodes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Immunologie
CONT

Le vaccin antituberculeux est le seul vaccin bactérien constitué de bactéries vivantes atténuées. Il a été mis au point par Calmette et Guérin (d'où les initiales de BCG : bacille de Calmette et Guérin) entre 1908 et 1921, à partir de bacilles atténués d'origine bovine.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Microbiología y parasitología
  • Inmunología
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