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GROWTH-PROMOTING IMPLANT [1 record]

Record 1 1991-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Science
OBS

Implant: any material inserted or grafted into the body, e.g. carbon fibre, metal or plastic prostheses, hormone, electronic signal, growth promoter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Zootechnie
OBS

Implant: Forme médicamenteuse destinée à être introduite sous la peau et à s'y résorber lentement pour prolonger son action. Ce sont les hormones (principalement les hormones sexuelles) que l'on emploie de cette manière, pour suppléer le fonctionnement déficient d'une glande.

Spanish

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