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OVA [4 records]

Record 1 2011-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Reproduction (Medicine)
DEF

A cell produced in the female reproductive organ which, after maturation and fertilization, is capable of developing into an organism.

OBS

The plural of "ovum" is "ova".

Key term(s)
  • ova

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Reproduction (Médecine)
DEF

Gamète femelle qui a atteint la maturité et qui peut donc, après fécondation, donner lieu au développement d'um embryon.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Reproducción (Medicina)
DEF

Macrogameto o gameto femenino. En unión con el gameto masculino o espermatozoide (fecundación) da lugar a la formación del huevo o cigoto.

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Record 2 2000-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
  • Examinations and Competitions (Education)
  • Training of Personnel
OBS

Tool used to test knowledge of French.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
  • Docimologie
  • Perfectionnement et formation du personnel

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cost Accounting
DEF

Method designed to analyse overhead expenses, especially those relating to wages and salaries, for the purpose of studying whether or not they are in line with other business units and the functions actually performed.

OBS

overhead value analysis; OVA: terms and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité analytique
DEF

Méthode d'analyse des frais généraux ou indirects, en particulier les frais de personnel, pour vérifier s'ils correspondent au reste de l'entreprise et déterminer leur finalité.

OBS

Définition extraite du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduite avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contabilidad de costos
DEF

Método para analizar los gastos de estructura o generales, especialmente los de personal, y ver si se corresponden con el resto de la empresa y la función que realmente deben desempeñar.

OBS

análisis de gastos de estructura: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 4 1993-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens

Spanish

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