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CONTRASTE AIRE [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-08-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medical Imaging
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- air contrast
1, record 1, English, air%20contrast
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- gas contrast 2, record 1, English, gas%20contrast
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In many instances, air is insufflated into the colon after the instillation of barium. This provides an air contrast to the barium. With air contrast, the colonic mucosa can be much more accurately visualized. 3, record 1, English, - air%20contrast
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Imagerie médicale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- contraste gazeux
1, record 1, French, contraste%20gazeux
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- contraste aérique 2, record 1, French, contraste%20a%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé d'opacification d'un organe ou d'une cavité au moyen d'air injecté sous pression. 1, record 1, French, - contraste%20gazeux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Radiación (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- contraste de aire
1, record 1, Spanish, contraste%20de%20aire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- contraste gaseoso 2, record 1, Spanish, contraste%20gaseoso
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Este procedimiento se denomina GI(gastrointestinal) superior con imágenes de doble contraste o contraste de aire. 1, record 1, Spanish, - contraste%20de%20aire
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-07-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Medical Imaging
- Bowels
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- double-contrast barium enema
1, record 2, English, double%2Dcontrast%20barium%20enema
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- DCBE 1, record 2, English, DCBE
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A double-contrast barium enema involves injecting fluid called barium, followed by air, into your rectum. 1, record 2, English, - double%2Dcontrast%20barium%20enema
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Imagerie médicale
- Intestins
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lavement baryté en double contraste
1, record 2, French, lavement%20baryt%C3%A9%20en%20double%20contraste
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- LBDC 1, record 2, French, LBDC
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opacification barytée du rectum et du côlon (après introduction d'une canule dans le rectum) et insufflation d'air. 1, record 2, French, - lavement%20baryt%C3%A9%20en%20double%20contraste
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Radiación (Medicina)
- Intestinos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- enema de bario de doble contraste
1, record 2, Spanish, enema%20de%20bario%20de%20doble%20contraste
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Un] enema de bario de doble contraste [...] es básicamente un tipo de radiografía [en la que se usa] sulfato de bario, una sustancia caliza en forma de líquido, y aire para delinear la parte interna del colon y el recto con el fin de determinar con las radiografías si hay áreas anormales. 1, record 2, Spanish, - enema%20de%20bario%20de%20doble%20contraste
Record 3 - internal organization data 2017-04-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ventriculography
1, record 3, English, ventriculography
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roentgenography showing the ventricles of the brain or the heart with the use of contrast medium, usually air in the brain and a radiopaque medium in the heart. 2, record 3, English, - ventriculography
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ventriculographie
1, record 3, French, ventriculographie
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Examen radiologique des ventricules cérébraux ou des ventricules du cœur après injection directe d'un milieu de contraste. 2, record 3, French, - ventriculographie
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Radiografía (Medicina)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- ventriculografía
1, record 3, Spanish, ventriculograf%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Radiografía del cerebro después de la inyección de aire en los ventrículos cerebrales o del corazón después de la inyección de un contraste especial un una arteria. 1, record 3, Spanish, - ventriculograf%C3%ADa
Record 4 - internal organization data 2016-02-02
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Coining
- Coins and Bank Notes
- Numismatics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- proof coin
1, record 4, English, proof%20coin
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- proof piece 2, record 4, English, proof%20piece
correct
- proof 1, record 4, English, proof
correct, noun
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A coin not intended for circulation but struck from a new, highly-polished die on a polished planchet and sometimes in a metal different from a coin of identical denomination struck for circulation. 3, record 4, English, - proof%20coin
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Monnayage
- Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
- Numismatique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pièce épreuve numismatique
1, record 4, French, pi%C3%A8ce%20%C3%A9preuve%20numismatique
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- pièce de qualité épreuve numismatique 2, record 4, French, pi%C3%A8ce%20de%20qualit%C3%A9%20%C3%A9preuve%20numismatique
correct, feminine noun
- pièce au fini épreuve numismatique 2, record 4, French, pi%C3%A8ce%20au%20fini%20%C3%A9preuve%20numismatique
correct, feminine noun
- pièce en épreuve numismatique 3, record 4, French, pi%C3%A8ce%20en%20%C3%A9preuve%20numismatique
correct, feminine noun
- épreuve numismatique 2, record 4, French, %C3%A9preuve%20numismatique
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les pièces en épreuve numismatique sont recherchées par les collectionneurs pour leur perfection. Elles portent la marque du long et minutieux travail de graveurs chevronnés. Une pièce épreuve numismatique est frappée deux ou trois fois, et parfois même davantage, afin de souligner chaque détail pictural dans le plus haut-relief possible. Le résultat : un motif d'une texture remarquable sur un fond d'une luminosité saisissante. 4, record 4, French, - pi%C3%A8ce%20%C3%A9preuve%20numismatique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Acuñación de moneda
- Monedas y billetes
- Numismática
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- moneda proof
1, record 4, Spanish, moneda%20proof
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La característica principal de las monedas proof es el contraste entre las imágenes mateadas y el fondo en espejo. Este efecto se consigue lanzando partículas abrasivas por medio de aire a presión sobre el cuño para matear la imagen y puliendo, posteriormente, la superficie. Además, los cospeles o discos de moneda sin acuñar tienen que ser completamente lisos. 2, record 4, Spanish, - moneda%20proof
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En el proceso de acuñación de la moneda proof se dan tres golpes a cada moneda, y el índice de rechazo por falta de calidad es muy alto debido a que se revisan al 100% y cualquier pequeño defecto hace que la moneda sea rechazada. 2, record 4, Spanish, - moneda%20proof
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-11-21
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Climatology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- foehn effect
1, record 5, English, foehn%20effect
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- föhn effect 2, record 5, English, f%C3%B6hn%20effect
correct
- Foehn effect 3, record 5, English, Foehn%20effect
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... phenomena found in meteorology, [effect derived from the] wind coming down a mountain [and] warm[ing] up as it descends. 4, record 5, English, - foehn%20effect
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The north westerlies of summer force humid air to rise against the western mountains, causing heavy rain in the west ... As the air sinks down on the eastern side of the mountains, it warms and the clouds quite often disperse. This is called the foehn effect and in summer it brings a hot, dry and very trying wind for a while to the Canterbury Plains inland of Christchurch. Then the wind becomes a southerly and for the rest of the year it brings cooler fresher air. 5, record 5, English, - foehn%20effect
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
foehn; föhn: A warm dry wind coming off the lee slopes of a mountain range. 6, record 5, English, - foehn%20effect
Record 5, Key term(s)
- Fohn effect
- Föhn effect
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Climatologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- effet de foehn
1, record 5, French, effet%20de%20foehn
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- effet de föhn 2, record 5, French, effet%20de%20f%C3%B6hn
correct, masculine noun
- effet de Foehn 3, record 5, French, effet%20de%20Foehn
masculine noun
- effet de Föhn 3, record 5, French, effet%20de%20F%C3%B6hn
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] sur la face sous le vent d'un relief, soit en aval par rapport au flux général, l'air redescend le long de la pente se réchauffe par la compression qu'il subit, [...] on observe alors un temps plus sec, plus chaud et un ciel qui se dégage, c'est l'effet de foehn. 4, record 5, French, - effet%20de%20foehn
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L'air se déplaçant dans le flux d'alizé et rencontrant une île monte en suivant le relief. Ce phénomène d'ascendance (provoquée) génère un refroidissement de la masse d'air, la condensation de l'eau contenue dans cette masse d'air, l'apparition de nuages et de précipitations, [...] En redescendant sur le versant sous le vent, ces masses d'air, qui ont perdu leur eau à cause des précipitations (engendrées), se retrouvent à un état d'humidité inférieur à l'état initial, et provoquent donc un effet de sécheresse sur les régions touchées. Cet effet très fréquent est nommé «Effet de Föhn ou Foehn» (et prononcé «feunn»), du nom d'un vent [chaud et sec] soufflant de l'Adriatique sur l'Autriche. Il apparaît dès qu'un vent humide rencontre une barrière montagneuse. 3, record 5, French, - effet%20de%20foehn
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 CONT
L'effet de foehn est également une manifestation, comme les brouillards, des topoclimats. 4, record 5, French, - effet%20de%20foehn
Record 5, Key term(s)
- effet de fohn
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Climatología
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- efecto foehn
1, record 5, Spanish, efecto%20foehn
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Proceso que da lugar a un viento cálido y seco como consecuencia de la evolución adiabática sufrida por el aire al descender, a sotavento de una cordillera, hacia la planicie; el contraste térmico se debe a que el calor latente de condensación, liberado al formarse las gotas de lluvia durante el ascenso, queda incorporado al aire descendente. 1, record 5, Spanish, - efecto%20foehn
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-06-23
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
- Nervous System
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- encephalography
1, record 6, English, encephalography
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Radiological examination of the ventricles, cisterns and subarachnoid spaces of the brain by the introduction of a contrast substance, usually a gas, through a lumbar or cisternal injection. 2, record 6, English, - encephalography
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
According to some authors, this term is rarely used. 3, record 6, English, - encephalography
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
- Système nerveux
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- encéphalographie
1, record 6, French, enc%C3%A9phalographie
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Radiografía (Medicina)
- Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
- Sistema nervioso
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- encefalografía
1, record 6, Spanish, encefalograf%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Representación gráfica del cerebro mediante toma de radiografías en la que se utiliza aire o algún gas como medio de contraste. 2, record 6, Spanish, - encefalograf%C3%ADa
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Este procedimiento se utiliza en el diagnóstico del cáncer cerebral. 2, record 6, Spanish, - encefalograf%C3%ADa
Record 7 - internal organization data 1998-08-12
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
- Air Pollution
- Occupational Health and Safety
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- fibres per cubic centimetre of air
1, record 7, English, fibres%20per%20cubic%20centimetre%20of%20air
plural
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
- f/cc 1, record 7, English, f%2Fcc
plural
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
f/cc. Fibres per cubic centimetre of air. Fibres are longer than 5 ug and have an aspect ratio equal to or greater than 3 to 1 per cm³ (ACGIH). 1, record 7, English, - fibres%20per%20cubic%20centimetre%20of%20air
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
- Pollution de l'air
- Santé et sécurité au travail
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- fibres par centimètre cube d'air
1, record 7, French, fibres%20par%20centim%C3%A8tre%20cube%20d%27air
feminine noun, plural
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
- f/cc 1, record 7, French, f%2Fcc
feminine noun, plural
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
- Contaminación del aire
- Salud y seguridad en el trabajo
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- fibras por centímetro cúbico de aire
1, record 7, Spanish, fibras%20por%20cent%C3%ADmetro%20c%C3%BAbico%20de%20aire
feminine noun, plural
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
- f/cc 2, record 7, Spanish, f%2Fcc
feminine noun, plural
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El filtro se transforma de membrana opaca en un espécimen transparente ópticamente homogéneo mediante la acción del trietanoato de propilo o triacetina y/o acetona, y observando en un microscopio de contraste de fases, se miden y cuentan las fibras de asbesto. El resultado se expresa en fibras por centímetro cúbico de aire a partir del número de fibras retenido por el filtro y el volumen medido de aire muestreado. 3, record 7, Spanish, - fibras%20por%20cent%C3%ADmetro%20c%C3%BAbico%20de%20aire
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