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Record 1 2015-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

... short-limbed (micromelic) dwarfism that usually causes death within the first few hours after birth.

CONT

Thanatophoric dysplasia is due to a lethal mutation (change) in the same gene that produces achondroplasia, a familiar and far more common form of short-limbed dwarfism that is compatible with life.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Os et articulations
CONT

La dysplasie thanatophore (DT) est une grave maladie du squelette qui est mortelle dans la période néo-natale. [...] La plupart des individus souffrant de DT meurent au cours des premières heures ou des premiers jours de leur vie d'une insuffisance respiratoire secondaire due à la réduction de la capacité thoracique ou à la compression du tronc cérébral.

OBS

Nanismes : dysplasie thanatophorique (TDI, TDII), achondroplasie, SADDAN (Severe Achondroplasia with Developmental Delay and Acanthosis Nigricans), hypochondroplasie.

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Family Law (common law)
CONT

There is some doubt about the scope of the modern action [for loss of consortium] in those provinces where it survives. ... It is ... probable that a spouse may recover damages for a partial loss of consortium as well as for its total destruction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
OBS

perte partielle de consortium : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biotechnology
Key term(s)
  • aniso-syndetic

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences biologiques
  • Biotechnologie
Key term(s)
  • aniso-syndétique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencias biológicas
  • Biotecnología
Key term(s)
  • aniso-sindético
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Record 4 1986-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Exhibitions (Arts and Culture)
OBS

Exhibit during Sourdough Rendezvous.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Expositions (Arts et Culture)
OBS

Exposition au Rendez-vous Sourdough.

Spanish

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Record 5 2012-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Codes (Software)
DEF

An action that affects the recording, processing, transmission or interpretation of data. Examples: Starting or stopping a process; carriage return, font change; rewind; end of transmission. [Definition standardized by ISO and officially approved by GESC.]

OBS

control function; control operation: terms standardized by ISO and officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Codes (Logiciels)
DEF

Opération qui affecte l'enregistrement, le traitement, la transmission ou l'interprétation des données. Exemples: La mise en route ou l'arrêt, le retour de chariot, le changement de jeu, le rebobinage, la fin de transmission. [Définition normalisée par l’ISO et uniformisée par le CNGI.]

OBS

fonction : terme normalisé par l’ISO et l'AFNOR.

CONT

fonction de commande : terme uniformisé par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Códigos (Soporte lógico)
DEF

Acción que afecta el registro, procesamiento, transmisión o interpretación de los datos; por ejemplo, iniciar o detener un procesamiento, retorno del carro, cambio de tipo de letra, rebobinamiento y terminación de la transmisión.

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Record 6 1998-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
DEF

Waste material such as sprues, runners, excess parison material and rejects from injection moulding, blow moulding and extrusion are reclaimed by shredding or granulating; ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de plásticos
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Record 7 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Papermaking Machines
  • Printing Machines and Equipment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines à papier
  • Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)

Spanish

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Record 8 1995-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Citizenship and Immigration

French

Domaine(s)
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
OBS

Requérant dont le cas comporte des considérations humanitaires.

Spanish

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Record 9 1987-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
OBS

... Short-Range Attack Missile ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes

Spanish

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