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GELATINOUS SUBSTANCE [4 records]

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Record 1 2010-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sponges, Hydrozoans and Jellyfish
CONT

Sponge Spicule.-... Sponges do not have definite organs to carry out their functions and generally do not move from place to place, which resulted in the early mistaken belief that they were plants rather than animals. Possessing a simple cellular anatomy, sponges are composed of an outer layer of protective surface cells and an inner layer of flagellated cells that help move food and water through its inner cavities. A gelatinous substance, through which amoeboid cells move and carry out a variety of functions, is located between the two layers. The cells aid digestion, transport of nutrients, reproduction, and produce the structures that compose the skeleton of the sponge. The structures, known as spicules, give the sponge its shape and remain intact even after the animal has died.

OBS

sponge spicule: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éponges, hydres et méduses
DEF

Élément du squelette de certaines éponges.

CONT

Le spicule de spongiaire a servi de germe à une cristallisation de calcite secondaire sparitique.

OBS

spicule de spongiaire : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

The conversion of any of the connective tissues into a gelatinous or mucoid substance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
CONT

[...] dégénérescence myxomateuse du tissu conjonctif périarticulaire.

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
OBS

Varieties of "topes" the fins of which render a gelatinous substance used in the making of soups.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
OBS

(grec melandrus, sorte de thon). Ichtyologie. Autre nom du hâ.

Spanish

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Record 4 1977-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

(...) usually, the lower portions of the [Octocorallian] polyps are imbedded in a thick, gelatinous substance containing spicules, the "coenenchyme"(...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

(...) le coenenchyme est (...) une variété de périthèque [chez certains Anthozoaires] c'est une sorte de réseau à mailles fermées ou incomplètes et par suite, plus ou moins poreux (...)

Spanish

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