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AUSCULTACION [2 records]

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Record 1 2011-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
DEF

The act of listening to sounds within the body,directly or with the aid of a stethoscope, as a part of a medical examination for reaching a diagnosis.

CONT

Satisfactory cardiac auscultation requires a stethoscope that fits the ears snugly but comfortably and has the shortest tubing consistent with convenient use.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
DEF

Méthode de diagnostic clinique qui consiste à écouter, généralement à l'aide d'un stéthoscope, les bruits produits à l'intérieur du corps.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
DEF

Fase del análisis clínico, en la que el médico se auxilia de ciertos aparatos para [...] escuchar al paciente como [...] el estetoscopio para escuchar los sonidos de los pulmones y el corazón.

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Record 2 2009-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
DEF

Collecting data on the structural and functional condition of a pavement.

CONT

Assessment of the Pavement. This is not only a question of selecting the right assessment parameters but of having a sufficient number of measurements. For example, taking a single CBR [California Bearing Ratio Test] test per kilometre would be adequate only in cases of exceptional uniform conditions.

OBS

condition survey: term and definition proposed by the World Road Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Construction des voies de circulation
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
DEF

Recueil des données sur l'état structurel et fonctionnel d'une chaussée.

OBS

auscultation : terme et définition proposés par l'Association mondiale de la route.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Construcción de carreteras
  • Fiabilidad y ensayos (Ingeniería)
DEF

[Recolección] de datos sobre el estado estructural y funcional de una calzada.

OBS

auscultación: Término y definición propuestos por la Asociación Mundial de la Carretera.

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