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HAIR FOLLICLE [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-08-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- Muscles and Tendons
- Skin Appendages
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- arrector muscle of hair
1, record 1, English, arrector%20muscle%20of%20hair
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- arrector muscle of the hair 2, record 1, English, arrector%20muscle%20of%20the%20hair
correct
- arrector pili muscle 3, record 1, English, arrector%20pili%20muscle
correct
- erector muscle of hair 4, record 1, English, erector%20muscle%20of%20hair
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The arrector muscles of the hair, or arrector pili, are formed by bundles of closely packed smooth muscle cells. The muscle extends obliquely attaching to the hair follicle to the papillary layer of the dermis.... When the arrector pili muscle contracts, it pulls the hair into a vertical position. It also elevates the epidermis where the hair enters and depresses the epidermis where the muscle attaches at the papillary layer of the dermis, thus forming small hillocks known as goosebumps. In addition, because of the relationship between the arrector pili muscle and the sebaceous gland at the hair follicle, its contraction aids the expulsion of the glands contents. 2, record 1, English, - arrector%20muscle%20of%20hair
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
arrector muscle of hair; arrector pili: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica. 5, record 1, English, - arrector%20muscle%20of%20hair
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Muscles et tendons
- Phanères
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- muscle arrecteur du poil
1, record 1, French, muscle%20arrecteur%20du%20poil
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- muscle érecteur du poil 2, record 1, French, muscle%20%C3%A9recteur%20du%20poil
correct, masculine noun
- muscle horripilateur 3, record 1, French, muscle%20horripilateur
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
- muscle redresseur du poil 4, record 1, French, muscle%20redresseur%20du%20poil
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les muscles arrecteurs des poils ont un de leur point d'attache sur la gaine conjonctive du follicule pileux et l'autre point d'attache est situé dans la couche papillaire du derme; ils sont fixés de telle façon que leur contraction provoque le redressement du follicule, ce qui a pour effet de soulever la peau et de produire la «chair de poule» en réaction au froid ou à la peur. [...] La fonction première du muscle arrecteur du poil est de se contracter afin de pousser le sébum hors des follicules pileux, vers la surface de la peau; le sébum peut ainsi lubrifier la peau. 5, record 1, French, - muscle%20arrecteur%20du%20poil
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
muscle arrecteur du poil : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica. 6, record 1, French, - muscle%20arrecteur%20du%20poil
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
arrector pili : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica. 6, record 1, French, - muscle%20arrecteur%20du%20poil
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2018-04-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- The Skin
- Hair Styling
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hair root
1, record 2, English, hair%20root
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- root 2, record 2, English, root
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The hair root is that portion of the hair structure located beneath the skin surface. This is the portion of the hair enclosed within the follicle. 3, record 2, English, - hair%20root
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hair root; root: terms approved officially by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 4, record 2, English, - hair%20root
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Appareil cutané
- Coiffure
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- racine du cheveu
1, record 2, French, racine%20du%20cheveu
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- racine 2, record 2, French, racine
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le cheveu comporte deux parties : la racine, en forme de bulbe d'oignon évasé à sa partie inférieure qui enserre la papille dermique [...] 3, record 2, French, - racine%20du%20cheveu
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La racine du cheveu se termine par une partie renflée logée dans le follicule pileux entourée d'une couche de tissu conjonctif appelé le sac fibreux. 4, record 2, French, - racine%20du%20cheveu
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
racine du cheveu; racine : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 5, record 2, French, - racine%20du%20cheveu
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Piel
- Peinado
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- raíz de los cabellos
1, record 2, Spanish, ra%C3%ADz%20de%20los%20cabellos
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2018-03-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Hair Styling
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- hair stream
1, record 3, English, hair%20stream
correct, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The natural direction in which the hair grows after leaving the follicle. 2, record 3, English, - hair%20stream
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The follicle does not run straight down into the skin or scalp, but is set at an angle so that the hair above the surface has a natural flow to one side. This natural flow is sometimes called the hair stream of the scalp. Since the angles run according to areas set by nature, hair emerges from the scalp slanting in a given direction. 2, record 3, English, - hair%20stream
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hair stream: term approved officially by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 3, record 3, English, - hair%20stream
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Coiffure
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- implantation
1, record 3, French, implantation
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] direction prise par la racine du cheveu à la sortie du cuir chevelu [...] 2, record 3, French, - implantation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le sens de l'implantation des cheveux. Les cheveux sont implantés sur le cuir chevelu de façon oblique et suivant un sens circulaire [...] 3, record 3, French, - implantation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
implantation : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 4, record 3, French, - implantation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-08-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Wool Industry
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- hair saving
1, record 4, English, hair%20saving
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hair saving.... Removal of the hair takes place by hydrolysis of the soft proteins in the hair follicle. This method is very common in the United States, and results in the valuable by-product of the hair itself. 1, record 4, English, - hair%20saving
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Industrie lainière
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- fonte
1, record 4, French, fonte
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opération qui consiste à récupérer la laine ou tout poil animal, à partir de déchets de peaux, par hydrolyse et dissolution du collagène dans l'eau. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.] 1, record 4, French, - fonte
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fonte : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 2, record 4, French, - fonte
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-07-11
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- comedo
1, record 5, English, comedo
correct, see observation
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- blackhead 1, record 5, English, blackhead
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A collection of sebaceous material and keratin retained in the hair follicle and excretory duct of the sebaceous gland, the surface covered with a black dot due to oxidation of sebum at the follicular orifice. 1, record 5, English, - comedo
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "comedo" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee. 2, record 5, English, - comedo
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- comédon
1, record 5, French, com%C3%A9don
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lésion du follicule pilo-sébacé qui se présente sous forme d'une petite saillie blanchâtre centrée par un point noir. 2, record 5, French, - com%C3%A9don
Record 5, Key term(s)
- point noir
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2009-01-15
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- mammary hair follicle
1, record 6, English, mammary%20hair%20follicle
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This [milk] patch contains between 100 and 150 separate pores, each with a mammary hair follicle that is structurally different from that of other hairs. 1, record 6, English, - mammary%20hair%20follicle
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- follicule pileux mammaire
1, record 6, French, follicule%20pileux%20mammaire
proposal, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mamíferos
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- folículo piloso mamario
1, record 6, Spanish, fol%C3%ADculo%20piloso%20mamario
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El equidna no posee pezones que amamanten a la cría. Hay glándulas mamarias, que se sitúan por delante y a cada lado de la bolsa. Terminan en la aréola; esta mancha de leche, así se llama, contiene de 100 a 150 poros separados, cada uno de ellos con un folículo piloso mamario cuya estructura difiere de la que caracteriza a los otros pelos. 1, record 6, Spanish, - fol%C3%ADculo%20piloso%20mamario
Record 7 - internal organization data 2003-09-26
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Skin Appendages
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- hair bulb
1, record 7, English, hair%20bulb
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- bulbus pili 1, record 7, English, bulbus%20pili
Latin
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The lower expanded extremity of the hair follicle that fits like a cap over the papilla. 1, record 7, English, - hair%20bulb
Record 7, Key term(s)
- hair-bulb
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Phanères
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- bulbe pileux
1, record 7, French, bulbe%20pileux
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie profonde et renflée de la racine du cheveu ou du poil, enchâssée dans l'épaisseur du cuir chevelu ou du derme dont l'extrémité excavée reçoit la papille. 1, record 7, French, - bulbe%20pileux
Record 7, Key term(s)
- bulbe
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Faneras
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- bulbo capilar
1, record 7, Spanish, bulbo%20capilar
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2001-11-13
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Hair Styling
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- hair shaft
1, record 8, English, hair%20shaft
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The hair shaft is that portion of the hair structure extending above the skin surface. 3, record 8, English, - hair%20shaft
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Rapid cell production in the matrix, and differentiation in the regions immediately above, produces a hair shaft which protrudes from the follicle mouth at the skin surface. 4, record 8, English, - hair%20shaft
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Coiffure
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- tige
1, record 8, French, tige
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- tige pilaire 2, record 8, French, tige%20pilaire
correct, feminine noun
- tige du cheveu 3, record 8, French, tige%20du%20cheveu
correct, feminine noun
- tige capillaire 4, record 8, French, tige%20capillaire
feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La tige est la partie externe se terminant par une pointe qui est effilée quand le cheveu n'a pas été coupé. 5, record 8, French, - tige
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La partie visible du cheveu, la tige pilaire, est formée à 97 p. 100 de kératine, une protéine fibreuse riche en soufre. Comme celles de la couche cornée de l'épiderme, les cellules de la tige pilaire sont des cellules mortes. 2, record 8, French, - tige
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Peinado
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- cuerpo del pelo
1, record 8, Spanish, cuerpo%20del%20pelo
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2001-07-31
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- The Skin
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- folliculitis
1, record 9, English, folliculitis
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Inflammation of a follicle. 2, record 9, English, - folliculitis
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The most common S. aureus infections are folliculitis and the furuncle, or boil. These infections involve a single hair follicle or a localized area of the epidermidis and dermis. 1, record 9, English, - folliculitis
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Appareil cutané
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- folliculite
1, record 9, French, folliculite
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Inflammation, d'origine infectieuse, d'un follicule pilo-sébacé (furoncle, anthrax, impétigo staphylococcique de Bockhart, etc.). 1, record 9, French, - folliculite
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Piel
Record 9, Main entry term, Spanish
- foliculitis
1, record 9, Spanish, foliculitis
feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 9, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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