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RIGIDIFIE [4 records]

Record 1 2014-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • The Heart
CONT

Restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) is a rare form of heart muscle disease that is characterized by restrictive filling of the ventricles. In this disease the contractile function (squeeze) of the heart and wall thicknesses are usually normal, but the relaxation or filling phase of the heart is very abnormal. This occurs because the heart muscle is stiff and poorly compliant and does not allow the ventricular chambers to fill with blood normally. This inability to relax and fill with blood results in a “back up” of blood into the atria (top chambers of the heart), lungs and body causing the symptoms and signs of heart failure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Cœur
CONT

Le diagnostic étiologique de myocardiopathie restrictive est un diagnostic d’élimination. Il faut évoquer et rechercher : une atteinte myocardique infiltrative ou de surcharge [...] En faveur d’une amylose [...], il faut retenir le contraste entre une hypertrophie ventriculaire gauche échographique importante et un micro-voltage à l’électrocardiogramme; une atteinte myocardique non infiltrative [...]; une atteinte endomyocardique [...]

CONT

Dans cette forme rare de cardiomyopathie, le muscle cardiaque se rigidifie, ce qui empêche les ventricules du cœur de se relâcher et de se remplir entièrement de sang entre les battements de cœur.

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
DEF

[A] horizontal layer or partition of skeletal material (flat or curved) within or outside the corallite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
DEF

Petite plaque calcaire qui rigidifie les parois d’une corallite.

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Strength of Materials
DEF

Member in a frame or truss that may be omitted in the structure without affecting the ability to analyse the frame or truss by ordinary static methods (such as a counter-diagonal in a truss).

CONT

Redundant members may be used for the purpose of producing a more rigid structure than that which would be obtained with just enough to satisfy the conditions for static equilibrium.

CONT

A hyperstatic structure has more members or restraints than are required by Mobius' law, and those in excess of static requirements are called "redundancies". If the redundancies are removed, the structure becomes isostatic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Résistance des matériaux
CONT

Lorsque les liaisons sont limitées à celles strictement indispensables pour assurer l’indéformabilité géométrique de la structure, on a un système isostatique. Dans une structure hyperstatique, on peut donc supprimer les liaisons surabondantes sans que l’indéformabilité géométrique soit mise en cause.

CONT

Si les pièces utilisées sont trop longues pour ne pas fléchir sous leur propre poids, ou pour ne pas flamber quand elles travaillent par compression, on les rigidifie au moyen de pièces secondaires. Ce sont des barres surabondantes mais auxquelles on ne donne que juste les sections nécessaires à remplir leur rôle de soutien.

Spanish

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Record 4 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physics
OBS

rigidify (to): to make rigid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique
DEF

Qualifie un objet ou matériau dont la rigidité est renforcée.

Spanish

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