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DYNAMOMETRE TVD [1 record]

Record 1 1999-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
  • Aerospace Medicine
CONT

... the Torque Velocity Dynamometer (TVD) was used for several experiments that tested muscle function in space. Leg and back muscles start to atrophy in microgravity because they're not required to support the weight of the body as they do in Earth's one-gravity environment.

OBS

torque velocity dynamometer; TVD: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
  • Médecine aérospatiale
CONT

Bob Thirsk a travaillé pendant sa période de repas afin de compléter son test sur le dynamomètre couple-vitesse(TVD) [...]

OBS

dynamomètre couple-vitesse; TVD : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale(GTTSSI).

Spanish

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