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EPINGLE SURETE [10 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- safety pin
1, record 1, English, safety%20pin
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
safety pin: an item in the "Textileworking Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category. 2, record 1, English, - safety%20pin
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- épingle de sûreté
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9pingle%20de%20s%C3%BBret%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
épingle de sûreté : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de travail du textile» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières». 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9pingle%20de%20s%C3%BBret%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- bandage pin
1, record 2, English, bandage%20pin
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bandage pin: an item in the "Animal Husbandry Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category. 2, record 2, English, - bandage%20pin
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- épingle de sûreté pour bandage
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9pingle%20de%20s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%20pour%20bandage
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
épingle de sûreté pour bandage : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement d’élevage d’animaux» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières». 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9pingle%20de%20s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%20pour%20bandage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-09-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Non-Surgical Treatment
- Protection of Life
- Occupational Health and Safety
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- safety pin
1, record 3, English, safety%20pin
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue. 1, record 3, English, - safety%20pin
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Traitements non chirurgicaux
- Sécurité des personnes
- Santé et sécurité au travail
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- épingle de sûreté
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9pingle%20de%20s%C3%BBret%C3%A9
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d’une compagnie canadienne d’équipement de laboratoire. 1, record 3, French, - %C3%A9pingle%20de%20s%C3%BBret%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-09-06
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Non-Surgical Treatment
- Protection of Life
- Occupational Health and Safety
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- nickel-plated safety pin
1, record 4, English, nickel%2Dplated%20safety%20pin
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue. 1, record 4, English, - nickel%2Dplated%20safety%20pin
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Traitements non chirurgicaux
- Sécurité des personnes
- Santé et sécurité au travail
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- épingle de sûreté nickelée
1, record 4, French, %C3%A9pingle%20de%20s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%20nickel%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d’une compagnie canadienne d’équipement de laboratoire. 1, record 4, French, - %C3%A9pingle%20de%20s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%20nickel%C3%A9e
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - external organization data 2011-04-11
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Instruments
- Radiation Protection
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- film badge
1, record 5, English, film%20badge
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- badge meter 2, record 5, English, badge%20meter
correct
- film dosimeter 3, record 5, English, film%20dosimeter
correct
- individual photographic dosimeter 4, record 5, English, individual%20photographic%20dosimeter
correct, standardized
- film monitor badge 5, record 5, English, film%20monitor%20badge
- monitor badge 5, record 5, English, monitor%20badge
- personal monitoring film 5, record 5, English, personal%20monitoring%20film
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A photographic film packet to be carried by personnel, in the form of a badge, for measuring and permanently recording (usually) gamma-ray dosage. [Definition standardized by NATO.] 6, record 5, English, - film%20badge
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the most common sort of personal dosimeter ... consists of a piece of photographic film in a special holder. At present, the film badge is the generally accepted method of monitoring whole body radiation dose for the purpose of record keeping. 7, record 5, English, - film%20badge
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A film badge ... is [usually] made of metal, plastic or paper, ... is loaded with one or more film packets (ordinarily standard dental film packets) [and] is attached to the clothing by means of a slip or pin ... 8, record 5, English, - film%20badge
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
film badge: term standardized by ISO and NATO. 9, record 5, English, - film%20badge
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
individual photographic dosimeter: term standardized by ISO. 10, record 5, English, - film%20badge
Record 5, Key term(s)
- film dosemeter
- individual photographic dosemeter
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Instruments scientifiques
- Radioprotection
- Santé et sécurité au travail
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- dosifilm
1, record 5, French, dosifilm
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- dosimètre photographique individuel 2, record 5, French, dosim%C3%A8tre%20photographique%20individuel
correct, masculine noun
- dosimètre photographique personnel 3, record 5, French, dosim%C3%A8tre%20photographique%20personnel
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- dosiphote 4, record 5, French, dosiphote
correct, masculine noun, NATO, less frequent, standardized
- film de contrôle 5, record 5, French, film%20de%20contr%C3%B4le
avoid, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Film photographique placé dans un étui en forme de «badge» et porté par le personnel afin qu’il mesure et enregistre en permanence (normalement) la dose de rayons gamma. [Définition normalisée par l’OTAN.] 4, record 5, French, - dosifilm
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le boîtier métallique comporte deux petits écrans de cadmium et d’étain, il est enveloppé dans une pochette étanche de plastique [...] Le dosifilm est fixé sur la poitrine avec un bouton ou une épingle de sûreté, et dans certains cas, au poignet [...] 6, record 5, French, - dosifilm
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dosimètre photographique personnel : terme normalisé par l’ISO. 5, record 5, French, - dosifilm
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
dosiphote : terme normalisé par l’OTAN. 7, record 5, French, - dosifilm
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Dosimètre photographique individuel de poignet, de poitrine. 8, record 5, French, - dosifilm
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Instrumentos científicos
- Protección contra la radiación
- Salud y seguridad en el trabajo
- Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- dosímetro de película
1, record 5, Spanish, dos%C3%ADmetro%20de%20pel%C3%ADcula
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- dosímetro fotográfico personal 2, record 5, Spanish, dos%C3%ADmetro%20fotogr%C3%A1fico%20personal
correct, masculine noun
- película dosimétrica 3, record 5, Spanish, pel%C3%ADcula%20dosim%C3%A9trica
correct, feminine noun
- placa dosimétrica 4, record 5, Spanish, placa%20dosim%C3%A9trica
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2008-07-29
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Surgical Instruments
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Bunt forceps holder
1, record 6, English, Bunt%20forceps%20holder
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- Bunts forceps holder 2, record 6, English, Bunts%20forceps%20holder
correct
- Bunt instrument holder 1, record 6, English, Bunt%20instrument%20holder
correct
- Bunt safety pin 3, record 6, English, Bunt%20safety%20pin
correct
- Bunt safety needle 4, record 6, English, Bunt%20safety%20needle
correct
- Bunt's holder 5, record 6, English, Bunt%27s%20holder
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
There are other kinds of forceps holder, safety needle or safety pin: Bunt, Cheattle, Davis, Harrison, Mayo, Miltex, Pye-Smith, Rogge, Sauerbruck, Universal, etc. 6, record 6, English, - Bunt%20forceps%20holder
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Bunt's holder for sterilizing forceps and scissors. 5, record 6, English, - Bunt%20forceps%20holder
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Medical instruments frequently bear the name of their inventor. We didn't find any important surgeon bearing the name "Bunt". But we found two important surgeons bearing the name "Bunts". We know that in medical eponyms, the possessive form, such as "Bunts' forceps", often disappears over the years. In this specific case, it seems that the ending "s" of the patronym disappeared and the written forms "Bunt" and "Bunt's"remained. Frank E. Bunts, first president of the Academy of Medicine in Cleveland and one of four co-founders of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and his son Alexander T. Bunts, specilaized in neurosurgery. 6, record 6, English, - Bunt%20forceps%20holder
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Instruments chirurgicaux
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- porte-pinces de Bunt
1, record 6, French, porte%2Dpinces%20de%20Bunt
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- épinglette de sécurité Bunt 2, record 6, French, %C3%A9pinglette%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9%20Bunt
feminine noun
- épinglette de sûreté Bunt 3, record 6, French, %C3%A9pinglette%20de%20s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%20Bunt
feminine noun
- épingle Bunt 4, record 6, French, %C3%A9pingle%20Bunt
feminine noun
- pince à instruments Bunt 5, record 6, French, pince%20%C3%A0%20instruments%20Bunt
feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[…] les pinces doivent être réunies sur un dispositif qui ressemble à une grosse épingle de sûreté et qu'on appelle porte-pinces de Bunt. Ce dispositif permet de réunir un grand nombre de pinces pour la stérilisation et prévient aussi leur éparpillement. 1, record 6, French, - porte%2Dpinces%20de%20Bunt
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Épingle Bunt [...] pour rassembler des instruments lors d’une stérilisation. 4, record 6, French, - porte%2Dpinces%20de%20Bunt
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1993-01-15
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Security Devices
- Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- medium safety pin 1, record 7, English, medium%20safety%20pin
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Dispositifs de sécurité
- Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- épingle de sûreté moyenne
1, record 7, French, %C3%A9pingle%20de%20s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%20moyenne
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1992-01-14
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Security
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- safety pin 1, record 8, English, safety%20pin
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- épingle de sûreté à boules
1, record 8, French, %C3%A9pingle%20de%20s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20boules
feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1987-08-25
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Smallwares
- Prostheses
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- safety pin
1, record 9, English, safety%20pin
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Menus objets
- Prothèses
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- épingle de sûreté
1, record 9, French, %C3%A9pingle%20de%20s%C3%BBret%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- épingle de nourrice 1, record 9, French, %C3%A9pingle%20de%20nourrice
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1984-03-06
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Jewellery
- Goldsmithing and Silversmithing
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- tie-pin safety
1, record 10, English, tie%2Dpin%20safety
Great Britain
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- clutch back 1, record 10, English, clutch%20back
United States
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
for tie-tack. 1, record 10, English, - tie%2Dpin%20safety
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Joaillerie et bijouterie
- Orfèvrerie et argenterie
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- sûreté pour épingle de cravate
1, record 10, French, s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%20pour%20%C3%A9pingle%20de%20cravate
feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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