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ADELPHIC [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-12-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Anthropology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- adelphic 1, record 1, English, adelphic
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Anthropologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- adelphique
1, record 1, French, adelphique
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le cas de mariages polygames, lorsque les différentes co-épouses sont sœurs on a affaire à de la polygynie adelphique, et symétriquement la polyandrie est dite adelphique lorsque les divers co-époux de la femme sont frères. 1, record 1, French, - adelphique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-04-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- The Eye
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- adelphic eye
1, record 2, English, adelphic%20eye
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- unaffected eye 2, record 2, English, unaffected%20eye
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Degenerative lesions of the retinal periphery of the adelphic eye in patients with retinal detachment(clinical study) ", Ravault, M. P., Tressat C., Bertrand J., Bull. Soc. Ophtalmol. Fr., avril-mai 1978, pages 305-306. 1, record 2, English, - adelphic%20eye
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Oeil
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- œil adelphe
1, record 2, French, %26oelig%3Bil%20adelphe
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
«Le devenir de l'œil adelphe dans le décollement de rétine. Étude sur 1148 patients.» Girard P., et al., Journal français d'Ophtalmologie, Paris, 1982, vol. 5, n°. 11, pages 681 à 685. 2, record 2, French, - %26oelig%3Bil%20adelphe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-03-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Sociology of the Family
- Anthropology
- Demography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- fraternal polyandry
1, record 3, English, fraternal%20polyandry
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- adelphic polyandry 1, record 3, English, adelphic%20polyandry
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The marriage of a woman to a set of two or more brothers at the same time. 2, record 3, English, - fraternal%20polyandry
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie de la famille
- Anthropologie
- Démographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- polyandrie adelphique
1, record 3, French, polyandrie%20adelphique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Polyandrie dans laquelle deux ou plusieurs frères épousent la même femme. 2, record 3, French, - polyandrie%20adelphique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] dans le cas de mariages polygames [...] la polyandrie est dite adelphique lorsque les divers co-époux de la femme sont frères. 3, record 3, French, - polyandrie%20adelphique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2000-08-22
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Paleontology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- adelphic
1, record 4, English, adelphic
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- adelphous 2, record 4, English, adelphous
correct, adjective
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Having brotherhoods of stamens, having stamens united by their filaments ... 1, record 4, English, - adelphic
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Paléontologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- adelphique
1, record 4, French, adelphique
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] à étamines adelphes [...] 1, record 4, French, - adelphique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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