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Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Surgical Equipment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- French scale
1, record 1, English, French%20scale
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Charrière scale 1, record 1, English, Charri%C3%A8re%20scale
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A scale used for the grading by size of sounds, catheters, and similar instruments, in which each unit is equal to 1/3 mm. 1, record 1, English, - French%20scale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Hence unit 30 = 1 cm. 1, record 1, English, - French%20scale
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement médico-chirurgical
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- charrière
1, record 1, French, charri%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- ch 1, record 1, French, ch
correct
- CH 1, record 1, French, CH
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- French gauge 1, record 1, French, French%20gauge
correct
- French size 1, record 1, French, French%20size
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unité qui exprime le diamètre externe et qui représente 1/3 de mm. 1, record 1, French, - charri%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'origine de cette numération se situe au niveau de la fabrication des sondes, qui autrefois s'obtenaient à partir de longues bandelettes de caoutchouc qui étaient refermées sur elles-mêmes en forme de cylindre. La largeur de la bandelette correspondait à la circonférence de la sonde en mm = pi (lettre grecque) + diamètre, soit un N° Charrière, nom de l'urologue français inventeur de cette numérotation. Par commodité, le nombre 3 s'est substitué à pi. N°Ch 3 = diamètre extérieur en mm. Exemple: Ch 6 = 2 mm ou Ch 4 = 1,33 mm. 1F = !Ch = 1/3 mm. Domaine d'utilisation : sondes, drains, matériel de cathétérisme utilisé en exploration, radiologie, réanimation. 2, record 1, French, - charri%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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