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AVEUGLEMENT ECLAIR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-09-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Visual Disorders
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- flash blindness
1, record 1, English, flash%20blindness
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The temporary or permanent inability to see caused by bright light entering the eye and persisting after the illumination has ceased. 2, record 1, English, - flash%20blindness
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
flash blindness: designation and definition standardized by the Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel Committee. 3, record 1, English, - flash%20blindness
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Troubles de la vision
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- aveuglement par l'éclair
1, record 1, French, aveuglement%20par%20l%27%C3%A9clair
correct, masculine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Incapacité temporaire ou permanente de voir qui est causée par une lumière de forte intensité pénétrant dans l'œil et qui persiste après cessation de la lumière. 2, record 1, French, - aveuglement%20par%20l%27%C3%A9clair
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
aveuglement par l'éclair : désignation et définition normalisées par le Comité sur le Glossaire à l'intention des pilotes et du personnel des services de la circulation aérienne; désignation uniformisée par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre. 3, record 1, French, - aveuglement%20par%20l%27%C3%A9clair
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Trastornos de la visión
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ceguera por deslumbramiento
1, record 1, Spanish, ceguera%20por%20deslumbramiento
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Alteración de la vista como resultado de una luminosidad excesiva. Lleva consigo una pérdida, temporal o permanente, de la visión y puede ir acompañada de quemaduras en la retina. 1, record 1, Spanish, - ceguera%20por%20deslumbramiento
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