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DEGENERATION [2 records]

Record 1 2011-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
DEF

Deterioration in structure or function of cells, tissus or organs, as in disease or aging.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
DEF

Altération d'un tissu ou d'un organe dont la structure ou le fonctionnement devient pathologique.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anthropology
  • Evolution (Biology)
DEF

A process to explain human variation, whereby one individual species of man, which has been multiplied and diffused over the surface of the earth, undergoes diverse changes, due to diverse climate, food and mode of living, which over time forms varieties in the species. These varieties are perpetuated from generation to generation, in the same manner as certain deformities and certain maladies pass from parents to their children.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anthropologie
  • Évolution (Biologie)
DEF

[...] théorie de régression culturelle de l'espèce humaine. Un climat excessif - trop chaud ou trop froid - et des nourritures grossières malsaines peuvent produire des variétés individuelles, qui deviennent ensuite des variétés de l'espèce.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Antropología
  • Evolución (Biología)
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