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SPONGINESS [2 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2018-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hair Styling
DEF

A hair condition characterized by one or more of the following : high porosity, brittleness, split ends, dryness, rough, lifeless feeling, matting, sponginess when wet, lacking gloss and elasticity.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coiffure
OBS

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

Key term(s)
  • cheveux abimés

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

Said of tissue or organ that is marked by compressibility, sponginess and turgidity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Gonflement excessif et quasi pathologique de certaines parties du corps ou du corps entier.

Spanish

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