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Record 1 2023-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthoses
  • Prostheses
  • The Eye
DEF

A bifocal or multifocal contact lens whose performance does not primarily depend on lens movement for different viewing distances.

OBS

It is intended that two or more zones continually cover the pupil area.

OBS

Glasses and contact lenses are considered to be either visual orthotic devices or visual prosthetic devices.

OBS

simultaneous image multifocal contact lens: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orthèses
  • Prothèses
  • Oeil
DEF

Lentille de contact bifocale ou multifocale dont les performances ne dépendent pas principalement du mouvement de la lentille pour les différentes distances de vision.

OBS

Il est prévu que deux zones ou plus recouvrent constamment la superficie de la pupille.

OBS

Les lunettes et les lentilles de contact sont considérées comme étant soit des orthèses visuelles, soit des prothèses visuelles.

OBS

lentille de contact multifocale à image simultanée : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthoses
  • Prostheses
  • The Eye
DEF

A contact lens designed to provide two or more zones of different corrective powers.

OBS

Glasses and contact lenses are considered to be either visual orthotic devices or visual prosthetic devices.

OBS

multifocal contact lens: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orthèses
  • Prothèses
  • Oeil
DEF

Lentille de contact conçue pour offrir au moins deux zones ayant des puissances correctives différentes.

OBS

Les lunettes et les lentilles de contact sont considérées comme étant soit des orthèses visuelles, soit des prothèses visuelles.

OBS

lentille de contact multifocale : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

Spanish

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Record 3 2023-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthoses
  • Prostheses
  • The Eye
DEF

A multifocal contact lens formed from only one material.

OBS

Glasses and contact lenses are considered to be either visual orthotic devices or visual prosthetic devices.

OBS

solid multifocal contact lens; one-piece multifocal contact lens; non-composite multifocal contact lens: terms and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orthèses
  • Prothèses
  • Oeil
DEF

Lentille de contact multifocale constituée d'un seul matériau.

OBS

Les lunettes et les lentilles de contact sont considérées comme étant soit des orthèses visuelles, soit des prothèses visuelles.

OBS

lentille de contact multifocale solide; lentille de contact multifocale mobobloc; lentille de contact multifocale non composite : termes et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

Spanish

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Record 4 2023-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthoses
  • Prostheses
  • The Eye
DEF

A contact lens having two or more optic zones of different power, each having coincident geometric centres.

OBS

Glasses and contact lenses are considered to be either visual orthotic devices or visual prosthetic devices.

OBS

concentric multifocal contact lens: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 2006.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orthèses
  • Prothèses
  • Oeil
DEF

Lentille de contact comportant deux ou plus de deux zones optiques de puissance différente, dont les centres géométriques coïncident.

OBS

Les lunettes et les lentilles de contact sont considérées comme étant soit des orthèses visuelles, soit des prothèses visuelles.

OBS

lentille de contact multifocale concentrique : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO) en 2006.

Spanish

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Record 5 - external organization data 2023-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 6 2017-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Viral Diseases
  • Nervous System
Universal entry(ies)
A81.2
classification system code, see observation
DEF

[A] progressive multifocal demyelination in cerebral white matter giving rise to dementia, spastic paralysis, and sometimes blindness and resulting from opportunistic infection with papova viruses.

OBS

A81.2: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

Key term(s)
  • progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy
  • progressive multifocal leucoencephalitis
  • progressive multi-focal leukoencephalopathy
  • progressive multi-focal leukoencephalitis
  • progressive multi-focal leucoencephalopathy
  • progressive multi-focal leucoencephalitis

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies virales
  • Système nerveux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
A81.2
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Encéphalite d'origine virale pouvant associer des troubles de la vue, une paralysie et une démence.

OBS

A81.2 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Key term(s)
  • leuco-encéphalopathie multifocale progressive
  • leuco-encéphalite multifocale progressive

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades víricas
  • Sistema nervioso
Entrada(s) universal(es)
A81.2
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Infección oportunista causada por el Papovavirus, que causa daños en el cerebro y la médula espinal, lo que conduce a la demencia progresiva, el coma y la muerte; sus manifestaciones iniciales son pérdida del control muscular, parálisis, ceguera, problemas de lenguaje y un estado mental alterado [...]

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Record 7 2013-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Heart
CONT

Multifocal atrial tachycardia is a rapid heart rate that occurs when too many signals (electrical impulses) are sent from the upper heart (atria) to the lower heart (ventricles).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cœur

Spanish

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Record 8 2013-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prostheses
  • The Eye
  • Eye Surgery
DEF

An intraocular lens with two rotationally symmetric optical surfaces having two or more foci.

OBS

multifocal intraocular lens: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

Key term(s)
  • multifocal intra-ocular lens

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prothèses
  • Oeil
  • Chirurgie de l'œil
DEF

Lentille intraoculaire ayant deux surfaces optiques de révolution et ayant au moins deux foyers.

OBS

lentille intraoculaire multifocale : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

Key term(s)
  • lentille intra-oculaire multifocale

Spanish

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Record 9 2002-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Glass
DEF

Having more than one optical center (i.e., a bifocal with two, a trifocal with three, a progressive with many).

CONT

A multifocal lens is a lens that contains two or more different powers or corrections. The most common multifocal lenses are bifocals (two powers) and trifocals (three powers).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Verres d'optique
DEF

Qui a plusieurs foyers.

CONT

Il existe 3 types de verres multifocaux : doubles foyers, triples foyers, verres progressifs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vidrios ópticos
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Record 10 2002-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Glass
DEF

A lens with more than one optical center (i.e., a bifocal with two, a trifocal with three, a progressive with many).

CONT

A multifocal lens is a lens that contains two or more different powers or corrections. The most common multifocal lenses are bifocals (two powers) and trifocals (three powers). Quadrafocals, which are four different powers in one lens, are prescribed for special purposes. Another type of multifocal lens, the progressive additional lens, is designed to provide clear vision from far to reading distance without break or interruption. They contain no dividing lines between the different viewing sections.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Verres d'optique
CONT

Un verre multifocal est un verre correcteur supportant plusieurs puissances. Il permet de corriger en même temps la vision de près et la vision de loin. Ce type de verre est destiné aux presbytes. Il existe des verres bifocaux et des verres trifocaux.

OBS

Un verre progressif [...] contrairement à un verre multifocal [...] ne présente pas de saut d'image lors du passage entre différentes zones de vision.

Spanish

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Record 11 1994-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Imaging
CONT

Multifocal contrast medium uptake. The mammography showed a limited area of microcalcifications (a) and (b) MRI before and after injection: early multifocal contrast uptake. (c) Substraction .

French

Domaine(s)
  • Imagerie médicale
CONT

Prise de contraste multifocale. La mammographie montre un foyer de microcalcifications peu étendu. (a et b) IRM avant et après injection : prise de contraste multifocale précoce. (c) Soustraction.

Spanish

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Record 12 1987-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Heart

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cœur
OBS

OACI

Spanish

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