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DEFICIENCE [2 records]

Record 1 2022-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
DEF

Any loss, malformation or abnormality of a psychological, physiological or anatomical structure or function due to observable and measurable medical conditions that can be diagnosed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées
DEF

Perte, malformation ou anomalie d'une structure ou d'une fonction mentale, [physiologique] ou anatomique résultant d'un état pathologique observable, mesurable et pouvant faire l'objet d'un diagnostic.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicina, Higiene y Salud
  • Sociología de las personas con discapacidad
DEF

Toda pérdida o anormalidad de una estructura o función psicológica, fisiológica o anatómica.

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Record 2 1994-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Economics
DEF

Lack of compliance with an environmental law, regulation or corporate policy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie environnementale
DEF

Défaut de se conformer à une loi, à un règlement ou à une politique d'entreprise en matière d'environnement.

Spanish

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