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DISPOSABLE ABSORPTION CONTAINMENT TRUNK [1 record]

Record 1 2003-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
CONT

Disposable Absorption Containment Trunk (DACT). Urine-collection garment consisting of a pair of shorts constructed from five layers of chemically-treated absorbent, nonwoven, fibrous materials (for female crew members).

OBS

disposable absorption containment trunk; DACT: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
CONT

Les collecteurs d'urine sont des matériaux absorbant ou emmagasinant l'urine durant l'EVA. [...] les femmes portent des shorts absorbants à plusieurs épaisseurs, appelés «maillot d'absorption et de confinement jetable». Les deux systèmes peuvent contenir presque un litre de liquide.

OBS

culotte absorbante jetable; DACT : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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