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HCA [4 records]

Record 1 2021-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Dental Services (Military)
OBS

forward surgical hospital; FSH: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Service de santé et service dentaire (Militaire)
OBS

hôpital chirurgical avancé; HCA : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre et par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Hobbies
  • Social Games
OBS

The goals of [Horseshoe Canada Association] are to promote and foster the sport of horseshoe pitching in Canada.

OBS

Horseshoe Canada was formed at the 1979 annual general meeting in Ottawa and is the continuation of the Canadian or Dominion Association which was founded in 1929 by Walter Kane.

Key term(s)
  • Horseshoe Pitchers Association of Canada
  • Canadian Horseshoe Association

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Passe-temps
  • Jeux de société
Key term(s)
  • Horseshoe Pitchers Association of Canada
  • Canadian Horseshoe Association

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Liver and Biliary Ducts
DEF

The most serious form of chronic hepatitis because of its potential for progression to cirrhosis and liver failure.

OBS

The prominence of extrahepatic features and seroimmunologic abnormalities has led to the use of a variety of terms to describe this disorder. These terms include autoimmune hepatitis, lupoid hepatitis, subacute hepatitis, and chronic active liver disease. Chronic active hepatitis seems to be the most appropriate designation for this clinicopathologic entity, regardless of the etiology and the clinical variations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Foie et voies biliaires
CONT

Les caractères cliniques, biologiques et probablement la physiopathologie de l'hépatite chronique active (HCA) due au virus B sont différents de ceux de l'HCA auto-immune, bien que les lésions histologiques soient superposables.

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Titles
  • Military Training

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires
  • Instruction du personnel militaire
OBS

Conception des stratégies d'instruction.

Spanish

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