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CAUSE DEATH [18 records]

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Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-07-26

Record 1, English

Record 1, Subject field(s)

General Vocabulary

kill 1, record 1, English, kill
correct, verb

inflict death 1, record 1, English, inflict%20death
correct
cause death 2, record 1, English, cause%20death
correct

Record 1, French

Record 1, Domaine(s)

Vocabulaire général

tuer 1, record 1, French, tuer
correct

faire mourir 2, record 1, French, faire%20mourir
correct
provoquer la mort 1, record 1, French, provoquer%20la%20mort
correct
donner la mort 3, record 1, French, donner%20la%20mort
correct
infliger la mort 4, record 1, French, infliger%20la%20mort
correct

Record 1, Spanish

Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)

Vocabulario general

matar 1, record 1, Spanish, matar
correct

causar la muerte 1, record 1, Spanish, causar%20la%20muerte
correct
provocar la muerte 1, record 1, Spanish, provocar%20la%20muerte
correct

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Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-11-23

Record 2, English

Record 2, Subject field(s)

Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
Human Diseases
Epidemiology
Demography

cause of death 1, record 2, English, cause%20of%20death
correct

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Simply put, the cause of death is the reason the individual died. A heart attack, a gunshot wound and a skull fracture are causes of death. They are the diseases or injuries that alter the victim's physiology and lead to death. ... one cause can lead to death by several mechanisms. 2, record 2, English, - cause%20of%20death

Record 2, Key term(s)

death cause

Record 2, French

Record 2, Domaine(s)

Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
Maladies humaines
Épidémiologie
Démographie

cause de décès 1, record 2, French, cause%20de%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s
correct, feminine noun

cause de mort 2, record 2, French, cause%20de%20mort
correct, feminine noun

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Cause de décès : c'est la blessure ou la lésion qui engendre un désordre physiologique qui entraîne le décès. Ex. : Un traumatisme abdominal secondaire à un impact contondant. Même si le décès survient plusieurs semaines après l'événement traumatique, la cause reste la blessure initiale qui a causé les complications subséquentes. 3, record 2, French, - cause%20de%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s

Record 2, Spanish

Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)

Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
Enfermedades humanas
Epidemiología
Demografía

causa de muerte 1, record 2, Spanish, causa%20de%20muerte
correct, feminine noun

causa de fallecimiento 1, record 2, Spanish, causa%20de%20fallecimiento
correct, feminine noun
causa de deceso 1, record 2, Spanish, causa%20de%20deceso
correct, feminine noun

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

¿De qué morimos? La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) ha hecho recuento de las causas de muerte en el planeta. Su último informe sobre las 10 principales causas de muerte en el mundo, con datos de 2008, indican que 57 millones de personas murieron ese año. La primera causa de muerte fueron las cardiopatías isquémicas [...] 1, record 2, Spanish, - causa%20de%20muerte

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Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-08-26

Record 3, English

Record 3, Subject field(s)

Offences and crimes
Law of Evidence

intent to cause death 1, record 3, English, intent%20to%20cause%20death
correct

Record 3, French

Record 3, Domaine(s)

Infractions et crimes
Droit de la preuve

intention de causer la mort 1, record 3, French, intention%20de%20causer%20la%20mort
correct, feminine noun

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

intention de causer la mort : terme tiré du Mini-lexique des infractions contre la personne et reproduit avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface. 2, record 3, French, - intention%20de%20causer%20la%20mort

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Record 4 - internal organization data 2016-08-24

Record 4, English

Record 4, Subject field(s)

Special-Language Phraseology
Offences and crimes

cause death by criminal negligence 1, record 4, English, cause%20death%20by%20criminal%20negligence
correct

Record 4, French

Record 4, Domaine(s)

Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Infractions et crimes

causer la mort par négligence criminelle 1, record 4, French, causer%20la%20mort%20par%20n%C3%A9gligence%20criminelle
correct

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS

causer la mort par négligence criminelle : terme tiré du Mini-lexique des infractions contre la personne et reproduit avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface. 2, record 4, French, - causer%20la%20mort%20par%20n%C3%A9gligence%20criminelle

Record 4, Spanish

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Record 5 - internal organization data 2016-08-24

Record 5, English

Record 5, Subject field(s)

Special-Language Phraseology
Offences and crimes

cause the death of a human being 1, record 5, English, cause%20the%20death%20of%20a%20human%20being
correct

Record 5, French

Record 5, Domaine(s)

Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Infractions et crimes

causer la mort d'un être humain 1, record 5, French, causer%20la%20mort%20d%27un%20%C3%AAtre%20humain
correct

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS

causer la mort d'un être humain : terme tiré du Mini-lexique des infractions contre la personne et reproduit avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface. 2, record 5, French, - causer%20la%20mort%20d%27un%20%C3%AAtre%20humain

Record 5, Spanish

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Record 6 - internal organization data 2016-06-21

Record 6, English

Record 6, Subject field(s)

Symptoms (Medicine)
Demography
Epidemiology
Emergency Management

underlying cause of death 1, record 6, English, underlying%20cause%20of%20death
correct

UCD 2, record 6, English, UCD
correct

primary cause of death 3, record 6, English, primary%20cause%20of%20death
correct
principal cause of death 4, record 6, English, principal%20cause%20of%20death
correct

Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF

... the disease or injury which initiated the train of morbid events leading directly to death, or the circumstances of the accident or violence which produced the fatal injury. 5, record 6, English, - underlying%20cause%20of%20death

Record 6, French

Record 6, Domaine(s)

Symptômes (Médecine)
Démographie
Épidémiologie
Gestion des urgences

cause initiale de décès 1, record 6, French, cause%20initiale%20de%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s
correct, feminine noun

cause primaire de décès 2, record 6, French, cause%20primaire%20de%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s
correct, feminine noun
cause fondamentale de décès 3, record 6, French, cause%20fondamentale%20de%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s
correct, feminine noun
cause principale de décès 3, record 6, French, cause%20principale%20de%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s
correct, feminine noun

Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF

[...] maladie ou [...] traumatisme qui a déclenché l'évolution morbide conduisant directement au décès, ou [...] circonstances de l'accident ou de la violence qui ont entraîné le traumatisme mortel. 4, record 6, French, - cause%20initiale%20de%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s

Record 6, Spanish

Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)

Síntomas (Medicina)
Demografía
Epidemiología
Gestión de emergencias

causa inicial de la muerte 1, record 6, Spanish, causa%20inicial%20de%20la%20muerte
correct, feminine noun

causa primaria de muerte 2, record 6, Spanish, causa%20primaria%20de%20muerte
correct, feminine noun

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Record 7 - internal organization data 2013-12-18

Record 7, English

Record 7, Subject field(s)

Symptoms (Medicine)
Demography
Epidemiology
Emergency Management

secondary cause of death 1, record 7, English, secondary%20cause%20of%20death
correct

associated cause of death 2, record 7, English, associated%20cause%20of%20death
correct
contributory cause of death 3, record 7, English, contributory%20cause%20of%20death
correct

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Consequences or complications of [the disease, situation or event that started the chain of events resulting in death] are usually considered secondary causes of death, in the same way as other diseases present at the time of death that may have contributed to the death. 4, record 7, English, - secondary%20cause%20of%20death

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS

[A] contributory cause of death is inherently one not related to the principal cause. 5, record 7, English, - secondary%20cause%20of%20death

Record 7, French

Record 7, Domaine(s)

Symptômes (Médecine)
Démographie
Épidémiologie
Gestion des urgences

cause secondaire de décès 1, record 7, French, cause%20secondaire%20de%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s
correct, feminine noun

cause associée de décès 1, record 7, French, cause%20associ%C3%A9e%20de%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s
correct, feminine noun
cause contributive de décès 2, record 7, French, cause%20contributive%20de%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s
correct, feminine noun

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Dans [les causes complexes de décès], on peut distinguer [...] la cause initiale du décès, ou cause principale du décès, et les causes associées du décès, ou causes contributives du décès, ou causes secondaires du décès. 1, record 7, French, - cause%20secondaire%20de%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s

Record 7, Spanish

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Record 8 - internal organization data 2012-09-20

Record 8, English

Record 8, Subject field(s)

Laws and Legal Documents
Family Law (common law)
Health Law

disclose a cause of death 1, record 8, English, disclose%20a%20cause%20of%20death
correct

Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT

No certificate of death or certified copy or photographic print of he registration of death disclose a cause of death, unless (a) the document is issued under section (9); or (b) the cause of death is disclosed on the written authorization of the minister or on the order of a court. 2, record 8, English, - disclose%20a%20cause%20of%20death

Record 8, French

Record 8, Domaine(s)

Lois et documents juridiques
Droit de la famille (common law)
Droit de la santé

mentionner une cause de décès 1, record 8, French, mentionner%20une%20cause%20de%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s
correct

Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Le certificat délivré d'après le bulletin d'enregistrement d'un décès ne peut mentionner la cause du décès indiquée sur la partie du bulletin d'enregistrement de décès relative à l'attestation de la cause du décès que a) sur l'ordre du Ministre, ou b) sur l'ordre d'un juge de la Cour du Banc de la Reine du Nouveau-Brunswick. 2, record 8, French, - mentionner%20une%20cause%20de%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s

Record 8, Spanish

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Record 9 - internal organization data 2011-08-12

Record 9, English

Record 9, Subject field(s)

Titles of NATO Publications

Universal entry(ies) Record 9

STANAG 2132

publication code, see observation

Documentation relative to medical evacuation treatment and cause of death of patients 1, record 9, English, Documentation%20relative%20to%20medical%20evacuation%20treatment%20and%20cause%20of%20death%20of%20patients
correct

Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS

STANAGS (Standardization Agreements) are NATO publications used by the Department of National Defence as works of reference. 2, record 9, English, - Documentation%20relative%20to%20medical%20evacuation%20treatment%20and%20cause%20of%20death%20of%20patients

Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 OBS

STANAG 2132: NATO standardization agreement code. 2, record 9, English, - Documentation%20relative%20to%20medical%20evacuation%20treatment%20and%20cause%20of%20death%20of%20patients

Record 9, French

Record 9, Domaine(s)

Titres des publications de l'OTAN

Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 9

STANAG 2132

publication code, see observation

Documents relatifs à l'évacuation, au traitement et aux causes de décès des malades ou des blessés 1, record 9, French, Documents%20relatifs%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9vacuation%2C%20au%20traitement%20et%20aux%20causes%20de%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s%20des%20malades%20ou%20des%20bless%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun

Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS

STANAG 2132 : code d'accord de normalisation de l'OTAN. 2, record 9, French, - Documents%20relatifs%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9vacuation%2C%20au%20traitement%20et%20aux%20causes%20de%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s%20des%20malades%20ou%20des%20bless%C3%A9s

Record 9, Spanish

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Record 10 - internal organization data 2001-07-10

Record 10, English

Record 10, Subject field(s)

Translation (General)

likely to cause death 1, record 10, English, likely%20to%20cause%20death
correct, adjective phrase

Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Bodily harm that is likely to cause death. 1, record 10, English, - likely%20to%20cause%20death

Record 10, French

Record 10, Domaine(s)

Traduction (Généralités)

de nature à causer la mort 1, record 10, French, de%20nature%20%C3%A0%20causer%20la%20mort
adjective phrase

Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Lésions corporelles de nature à causer la mort. 1, record 10, French, - de%20nature%20%C3%A0%20causer%20la%20mort

Record 10, Spanish

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Record 11 - internal organization data 1996-07-17

Record 11, English

Record 11, Subject field(s)

Military Administration
Phraseology

certified cause of death 1, record 11, English, certified%20cause%20of%20death
correct

Record 11, French

Record 11, Domaine(s)

Administration militaire
Phraséologie

cause certifiée de décès 1, record 11, French, cause%20certifi%C3%A9e%20de%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s
correct, feminine noun

Record 11, Spanish

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Record 12 - internal organization data 1993-09-01

Record 12, English

Record 12, Subject field(s)

Demography

cause-specific death ratio 1, record 12, English, cause%2Dspecific%20death%20ratio

Record 12, Key term(s)

cause specific death ratio

Record 12, French

Record 12, Domaine(s)

Démographie

proportion des décès par cause 1, record 12, French, proportion%20des%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s%20par%20cause
feminine noun

Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Lexique faisant la concordance entre la terminologie française et la terminologie anglaise du Dictionnaire démographique multilingue (ONU [Organisation des Nation Unies]). 1, record 12, French, - proportion%20des%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s%20par%20cause

Record 12, Spanish

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Record 13 - internal organization data 1993-09-01

Record 13, English

Record 13, Subject field(s)

Demography
Epidemiology

immediate cause of death 1, record 13, English, immediate%20cause%20of%20death

Record 13, French

Record 13, Domaine(s)

Démographie
Épidémiologie

cause directe du décès 1, record 13, French, cause%20directe%20du%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s
feminine noun

cause immédiate du décès 1, record 13, French, cause%20imm%C3%A9diate%20du%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s
feminine noun
cause terminale du décès 1, record 13, French, cause%20terminale%20du%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s
feminine noun

Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Lexique faisant la concordance entre la terminologie française et la terminologie anglaise du Dictionnaire démographique multilingue (ONU [Organisation des Nations Unies]). 1, record 13, French, - cause%20directe%20du%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s

Record 13, Spanish

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Record 14 - internal organization data 1992-12-15

Record 14, English

Record 14, Subject field(s)

Epidemiology

external cause of death 1, record 14, English, external%20cause%20of%20death

Record 14, French

Record 14, Domaine(s)

Épidémiologie

cause extérieure de décès 1, record 14, French, cause%20ext%C3%A9rieure%20de%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s
feminine noun

cause exogène de décès 1, record 14, French, cause%20exog%C3%A8ne%20de%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s
feminine noun

Record 14, Spanish

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Record 15 - internal organization data 1976-06-19

Record 15, English

Record 15, Subject field(s)

Statistics

environmental cause of death 1, record 15, English, environmental%20cause%20of%20death

Record 15, French

Record 15, Domaine(s)

Statistique

cause exogène de décès 1, record 15, French, cause%20exog%C3%A8ne%20de%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s

Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Voc statistique 1, record 15, French, - cause%20exog%C3%A8ne%20de%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s

Record 15, Spanish

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Record 16 - internal organization data 1975-03-11

Record 16, English

Record 16, Subject field(s)

Demography

single cause of death 1, record 16, English, single%20cause%20of%20death

Record 16, French

Record 16, Domaine(s)

Démographie

cause simple de décès 1, record 16, French, cause%20simple%20de%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s

Record 16, Spanish

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Record 17 - internal organization data 1975-03-11

Record 17, English

Record 17, Subject field(s)

Demography

multiple cause of death 1, record 17, English, multiple%20cause%20of%20death

Record 17, French

Record 17, Domaine(s)

Démographie

cause complexe du décès 1, record 17, French, cause%20complexe%20du%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s

Record 17, Spanish

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Record 18 - internal organization data 1975-03-11

Record 18, English

Record 18, Subject field(s)

Demography

joint cause of death 1, record 18, English, joint%20cause%20of%20death

Record 18, French

Record 18, Domaine(s)

Démographie

cause multiple de décès 1, record 18, French, cause%20multiple%20de%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s

cause complexe de décès 1, record 18, French, cause%20complexe%20de%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s

Record 18, Spanish

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CAUSE DEATH [18 records]

Record 1, Main entry term, English

Record 1, Abbreviations, English

Record 1, Synonyms, English

Record 1, Main entry term, French

Record 1, Abbreviations, French

Record 1, Synonyms, French

Record 1, Textual support, French

Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish

Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish

Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish

Record 1, Textual support, Spanish

Record 2, Main entry term, English

Record 2, Abbreviations, English

Record 2, Synonyms, English

Record 2, Textual support, English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Record 2, Main entry term, French

Record 2, Abbreviations, French

Record 2, Synonyms, French

Record 2, Textual support, French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish

Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish

Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish

Record 2, Textual support, Spanish

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Record 3, Main entry term, English

Record 3, Abbreviations, English

Record 3, Synonyms, English

Record 3, Textual support, English

Record 3, Main entry term, French

Record 3, Abbreviations, French

Record 3, Synonyms, French

Record 3, Textual support, French

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Record 3, Textual support, Spanish

Record 4, Main entry term, English

Record 4, Abbreviations, English

Record 4, Synonyms, English

Record 4, Textual support, English

Record 4, Main entry term, French

Record 4, Abbreviations, French

Record 4, Synonyms, French

Record 4, Textual support, French

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Record 4, Textual support, Spanish

Record 5, Main entry term, English

Record 5, Abbreviations, English

Record 5, Synonyms, English

Record 5, Textual support, English

Record 5, Main entry term, French

Record 5, Abbreviations, French

Record 5, Synonyms, French

Record 5, Textual support, French

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Record 5, Textual support, Spanish

Record 6, Main entry term, English

Record 6, Abbreviations, English

Record 6, Synonyms, English

Record 6, Textual support, English

Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Record 6, Main entry term, French

Record 6, Abbreviations, French

Record 6, Synonyms, French

Record 6, Textual support, French

Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish

Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish

Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish

Record 6, Textual support, Spanish

Record 7, Main entry term, English

Record 7, Abbreviations, English

Record 7, Synonyms, English

Record 7, Textual support, English

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Record 7, Main entry term, French

Record 7, Abbreviations, French

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