Términos

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Curvas formadas por dos cadenas o cuerdas que cuelgan de dos puntos fijos, sin embargo no desde una misma línea vertical. Deriva del latín "catena", que significa "cadena".

Sonda que se introduce temporalmente en el cuerpo para absorber fluidos corporales, administrar medicamentos o dilatar conductos.

Catéter provisto de una pequeño globo para dilatar conductos o aberturas del cuerpo como las venas o arterias.

Sonda flexible y estéril que pasa por la uretra y llega a la vejiga para drenar orina. Tiene dos canales separados, uno para drenar líquido y otro para mantener al catéter en su lugar por medio de un globo lleno de agua esterilizada. Este tipo de catéter fue desarrollado por el urólogo Frederic E. B. Foley en la década de 1930.

Instrumentos para medir pequeñas diferencias en altitud, como por ejemplo, entre dos columnas de mercurio.

The New World vulture family of carnivorous birds, containing seven species in five genera.

From the Latin for "chairs" or "seats," refers to ancient Roman chairs of heavy structure that were derived from the klismos, which is a lighter, more delicate chair developed by the ancient Greeks. For chairs used by bishops in Christian cathedrals, use "cathedrae (bishop's chairs)."

Communities of any size that are the location of a cathedral.

Schools that originated in medieval Europe and were run by cathedral clergy with the original goal of training priests. These schools later developed into institutions that also taught lay students, usually boys of noble families who were being prepared for high positions in church, state, or commercial affairs.

Communities, modest in size, that grew up around or have economies centered on a cathedral and its activities.

Iiones con carga positiva, llamados así porque son atraídos por el cátodo o el electrodo con carga negativa en la electrolisis.

Cation-exchange capacity (CEC) is defined as the quantity of nutrient cations a soil can adsorb and exchange.

Cation-ratio dating involves the analysis of biogenic rock varnish, a micrometer-thick coating of manganese, silicon, aluminum and iron, believed to age predictably and thus serve as a chronometer. In particular, the ratio of certain cations, (calcium + potassium)/titanium, has been posited to decrease as the varnish ages. In recent decades, some scholars have challenged these assumptions and questioned the usefulness of the technique as a reliable way to date lithic artifacts.

Ottoman fabric comprising voided silk velvet woven with gold, gilded silver, and silver metallic threads.

Luminiscencia producida cuando una sustancia es bombardeada con rayos catódicos.

Úsese para describir cosas relativas a cátodos, especialmente los fenómenos que tienen lugar cerca de cátodos o materiales formados por dichos fenómenos.