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NICTITATING MEMBRANE [2 records]

Record 1 2017-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
OBS

The eyes are lidless except in some sharks ... which have lid-like nictitating membranes ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
OBS

Une membrane nictitante ou, au moins, un repli palpébral au bord inférieur de l'œil.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Peces
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Record 2 2003-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Veterinary Medicine
  • The Eye

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine vétérinaire
  • Oeil
OBS

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicina veterinaria
  • Ojo
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