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FRECKLE [3 records]

Record 1 2022-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lichens
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Lichen of the family Peltigeraceae.

OBS

common freckle felt lichen; common freckle pelt lichen :... common names are based on the speckled(or freckled) appearance of the upper surface caused by the scattered cephalodia [(a small gall-like growth) ].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lichens
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Lichen de la famille des Peltigeraceae.

OBS

Les nombreuses protubérances, sur la surface du lichen, qui ressemblent à de petites verrues ou ulcères (aphtes) sont à l'origine du nom commun peltigère aphteuse.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
OBS

freckle : a superficial spot on the skin of fruits...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de las plantas
OBS

Agente causal: Guignardia musae Racib.

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Record 3 2004-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cancers and Oncology
  • The Skin
DEF

A melanoma developing from a freckle-like lesion(pigmented patches) mostly on the face or other exposed surfaces of the skin.

OBS

Flat, tan or brown, with irregular darker spots, it causes no symptoms.

OBS

Lentigo maligna is also called Hutchinson's melanotic freckle. When the lesion is confined to the epidermis, it is called lentigo maligna; when it becomes invasive, it is called lentigo maligna melanoma.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cancers et oncologie
  • Appareil cutané
CONT

Le mélanome malin à type de lentigo (LMM : «lentigo malignant melanoma») débute par une lésion strictement épidermique de mélanose précancéreuse de Dubreuilh (ou «Hutchinson melanotic freckle» des Anglo-Saxons).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de cáncer y oncología
  • Piel
DEF

Neoplasia maligna de piel presentada como una mácula irregular con aspecto de mancha de tinta.

OBS

Las lesiones tienen lugar en piel dañada por el sol, frecuentemente en la población anciana.

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