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BOSSING [8 records]

Record 1 2017-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Outfitting of Ships

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armement et gréement
DEF

Partie renflée de la verge d'une ancre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A condition that causes a bony lump on the back of the hand.

OBS

The carpal boss occurs at the junction of the long hand bones and the small wrist bones.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
DEF

The shaping or smoothing of wood or metal so that it will conform to the surface to which it is applied.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)
DEF

Action de redresser une pièce de bois ou de métal afin de l'amener à la section exacte voulue.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Operación de mecanizado (Metalurgia)
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Record 4 1994-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shipbuilding Yards and Docks
  • Ship and Boat Parts

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chantiers maritimes
  • Parties des bateaux

Spanish

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Record 5 1994-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shipbuilding

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions navales

Spanish

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Record 6 1990-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Abnormal or excessive frontal protuberance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Dans la maladie de Paget, le crâne est fréquemment hypertrophié. Le périmètre crânien augmente progressivement. Le front devient olympien avec une saillie des bosses frontales.

OBS

Le terme «accentuation des bosses frontales» a été privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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Record 7 1990-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Techniques and Processes
  • Industries - General
  • Casting and Patternmaking (Metal Processing)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques industrielles
  • Industries - Généralités
  • Moulage et modelage des métaux

Spanish

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Record 8 1986-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)

Spanish

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