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FRACTURE COTES [3 records]

Record 1 2013-08-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
CONT

A rib fracture is a crack or break in one or more of your rib bones.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
OBS

fracture des côtes : terme uniformisé par CP Rail.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
CONT

The boots are firmly attached to the skis by bindings, often with safety or release bindings, developed to free the skier's foot in case of falls.

Key term(s)
  • safety bindings
  • release bindings
  • security bindings

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ski et surf des neiges
DEF

Mécanisme vissé au ski et dans lequel le skieur fixe sa chaussure pour descendre les pentes. Il assure une double protection : bien ajusté(pas trop serré), il déclenche advenant une chute et libère le ski, empêchant une possible fracture de la jambe; muni de crans d’arrêt, il empêche alors le ski de dévaler la pente ou de se perdre dans les côtés de piste.

OBS

Une fixation comprend deux parties : la butée (élément avant) et la talonnière (élément arrière).

Key term(s)
  • fixations de sécurité

Spanish

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Record 3 1992-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A stress fracture of the anterior portion of the lower rib or ribs that occurs as a result of repeated coughing. It is usually found in association with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, but it may also be associated with severe episodes of coughing in asthma, acute pneumonia, or bronchitis. [From RSKEL, 1982, p. 345.]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Fracture de stress située sur la partie antérieure des côtes inférieures. Elle s’observe chez le bronchitique chronique, mais également lors des épisodes sévères de toux en cas de crise d’asthme, pneumopathie aiguë ou bronchite. [D'après ESMQU, 31035, A10, 1987, p. 4. ]

OBS

source c : EMSQU, 31035, A10, 1987, p. 4.

Spanish

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