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CARUNCLE [4 records]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Birds
DEF

A naked fleshy outgrowth as a bird's wattle or comb.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
  • Oiseaux
DEF

Excroissance charnue et généralement rouge située sur la tête, le bec ou la gorge de certains oiseaux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Anatomía animal
  • Aves
DEF

Carnosidad de color rojo vivo y naturaleza eréctil, que poseen en la cabeza algunos animales, como el pavo y el gallo.

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Record 2 2012-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye
DEF

A pink, fleshy mound of relatively isolated skin in the lacrimal lake at the medial canthus area adjacent to the plica semilunaris.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil
DEF

Petit grain formé de tissu rose, situé dans le canthus interne.

OBS

Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ojo
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Record 3 2012-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Skin
DEF

A small fleshy excrescence.

Key term(s)
  • caruncula

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil cutané
DEF

Petite excroissance non pathologique de chair.

Key term(s)
  • caruncula

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Piel
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Record 4 2001-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
  • Plant and Crop Production
DEF

An excrecence or appendage at or about the hilum of a seed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
OBS

Excroissance, touffe de poils se produisant en un point du testa d'une graine, et indépendante à la fois du micropyle et du funicule.

Spanish

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