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PAPILLA [5 records]

Record 1 2012-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
  • Mosses and Related Plants
CONT

Laminal cells are smooth or variously ornamented, commonly bearing a variety of wall projections called papillae. Papillae are heterogeneous in form, size, and distribution. They may be solid or hollow, simple or branched, single or multiple, on both exposed cell surfaces or only on the abaxial surface, over the cell lumen or just at the distal (occasionally proximal or both) end of the cell …

OBS

papillae: plural.

Key term(s)
  • papillae

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Mousses et plantes apparentées
DEF

Petit renflement, causé par la déformation de la paroi des cellules, qui tapisse la surface des feuilles de certaines espèces de mousses.

OBS

Les papilles peuvent être de formes diverses.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Mouth
DEF

Finger-like elevations seen on mucous membrane of the tongue.

Key term(s)
  • papillae

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cavité buccale
DEF

Petites saillies digitées sur la muqueuse de la langue.

Key term(s)
  • papilles

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Boca
PHR

papila gustativa.

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Record 3 2004-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Botany
  • Animal Biology
DEF

Soft superficial glands or protuberances.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Botanique
  • Biologie animale
DEF

Émergence formée vers l'extérieur par une cellule épidermique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Paleontología
  • Botánica
  • Biología animal
DEF

Prominencia que presentan ciertos órganos vegetales o que aparece sobre la piel o las mucosas de determinados órganos animales.

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Record 4 2004-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
OBS

Morphological and structural nomenclature of the cucumber and gherkin (Cucumis sativus Linnaeus).

OBS

Terms standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
OBS

Nomenclature morphologique et structurale du concombre et cornichon (Cucumis sativus Linnaeus).

OBS

Termes normalisés par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biología vegetal
DEF

Prominencia que presentan ciertos órganos vegetales [...].

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Record 5 2003-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Skin
  • Hair Styling
DEF

... the fibrovascular mesodermal papilla enclosed within the hair bulb.

CONT

The hair papilla is a small cone-shaped elevation located at the bottom of the hair follicle which fits into the hair bulb. Within the hair papilla is a rich blood and nerve supply, which contributes to the growth and regeneration of the hair.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil cutané
  • Coiffure
CONT

Papille. Au fond du follicule pileux se trouve la papille dermique, sorte de bourgeon qui produit sans cesse des cellules qui constituent le poil. Vers la papille, les vaisseaux sanguins sont très nombreux, ils assurent la nutrition du cheveu.

CONT

Le follicule pileux comprend [...] une partie profonde formée d'une gaine épithéliale externe et une gaine épithéliale interne qui enserre le cheveu et du bulbe pileux dans lequel s'enfonce la papille.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Piel
  • Peinado
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