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Record 1 2018-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • The Skin
DEF

... a group of diseases of the skin in which the sebaceous or oil-forming glands are at fault.

OBS

It is shown either by accumulation of dry scurf, or by the formation of an excessive oily deposit on an otherwise healthy skin.

OBS

seborrhea: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • seborrhœa

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Appareil cutané
CONT

La séborrhée est une production excessive de sébum à la surface de la peau.

OBS

séborrhée : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas varias
  • Piel
DEF

Secreción sebácea excesiva, que suele presentarse en el cuero cabelludo o la piel, manifestándose como resequedad y descamación.

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