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EXOGENIC [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- exogenous
1, record 1, English, exogenous
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- exogenic 2, record 1, English, exogenic
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arising from a source outside the body. 2, record 1, English, - exogenous
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- exogène
1, record 1, French, exog%C3%A8ne
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui prend naissance, qui se développe à l'extérieur de l'organisme; qui est dû à des causes externes. 2, record 1, French, - exog%C3%A8ne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hypercorticisme endo- ou exogène 2, record 1, French, - exog%C3%A8ne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- exógeno
1, record 1, Spanish, ex%C3%B3geno
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Que se forma en el exterior de un ser vivo. 2, record 1, Spanish, - ex%C3%B3geno
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-01-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- exogenous rock
1, record 2, English, exogenous%20rock
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- exogenic rock 1, record 2, English, exogenic%20rock
correct
- exogenetic rock 2, record 2, English, exogenetic%20rock
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
exogenous : [Said] of rocks composed of materials derived from processes of erosion or produced by metamorphism through contact with adjacent igneous intrusion. 3, record 2, English, - exogenous%20rock
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
exogenetic : Said of processes originating at or near the surface of the earth, such as weathering and denudation, and to rocks, ore deposits and landforms that owe their origin to such processes.... Synonym :exogenic; exogenous. 4, record 2, English, - exogenous%20rock
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- roche exogène
1, record 2, French, roche%20exog%C3%A8ne
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche formée à la surface du globe terrestre. 2, record 2, French, - roche%20exog%C3%A8ne
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nous distinguerons deux grands ensembles de roches : 1. Les roches d'origine externe ou roches exogènes qui se sont formées à la surface du globe. 2. Les roches d'origine interne ou roches endogènes qui, au contraire, se sont formées [...] à l'intérieur du globe. [...] On établit une coupure, parmi les roches exogènes, entre les roches sédimentaires d'une part et les roches résiduelles d'autre part. 3, record 2, French, - roche%20exog%C3%A8ne
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
S'oppose à «roche endogène». 2, record 2, French, - roche%20exog%C3%A8ne
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- roca exógena
1, record 2, Spanish, roca%20ex%C3%B3gena
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca formada en el exterior de la corteza terrestre por un proceso de sedimentación (roca sedimentaria) o de cristalización por sobresaturación de una solución iónica (roca evaporítica). 1, record 2, Spanish, - roca%20ex%C3%B3gena
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-07-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Geology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- exogenic
1, record 3, English, exogenic
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- exogenetic 1, record 3, English, exogenetic
correct, adjective
- exogenous 1, record 3, English, exogenous
correct, adjective
- exogene 2, record 3, English, exogene
correct, adjective
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Said of processes originating at or near the surface of the Earth, such as weathering and denudation, and of rocks, ore deposits, and landforms that owe their origin to such processes. 2, record 3, English, - exogenic
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Géologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- exogène
1, record 3, French, exog%C3%A8ne
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui se forme à l'extérieur ou est produit de l'extérieur, en parlant de processus, de roches ou de gîtes minéraux. 2, record 3, French, - exog%C3%A8ne
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] l'action endogène des forces du métamorphisme ou [...] l'attaque exogène des agents atmosphériques. 3, record 3, French, - exog%C3%A8ne
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Erosión y corrosión (Geología)
- Geología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- exógeno
1, record 3, Spanish, ex%C3%B3geno
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dícese, por oposición a endógeno, del fenómeno que se produce en la superficie del globo terrestre, así como de las rocas que se han formado en ella. 1, record 3, Spanish, - ex%C3%B3geno
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-01-31
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Demography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- exogenic infant mortality 1, record 4, English, exogenic%20infant%20mortality
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Démographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- mortalité infantile exogène
1, record 4, French, mortalit%C3%A9%20infantile%20exog%C3%A8ne
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Décès qui dépendent du milieu où vit l'enfant (microbes, aliments toxiques, refroidissement, etc) 1, record 4, French, - mortalit%C3%A9%20infantile%20exog%C3%A8ne
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-11-09
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Living Matter - General Properties
- Biotechnology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- exogenous
1, record 5, English, exogenous
correct, adjective
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- exogenic 2, record 5, English, exogenic
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Due to an external cause; not arising within the organism. 3, record 5, English, - exogenous
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Propriétés générales de la matière vivante
- Biotechnologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- exogène
1, record 5, French, exog%C3%A8ne
correct, adjective
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit de ce qui provient du dehors, de l'extérieur du phénomène. 2, record 5, French, - exog%C3%A8ne
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Propiedades generales de la materia viva
- Biotecnología
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- exógeno
1, record 5, Spanish, ex%C3%B3geno
correct, adjective
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Que viene del exterior, como los medicamentos, los parásitos y los virus patógenos [en el organismo]. 2, record 5, Spanish, - ex%C3%B3geno
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-02-24
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Water Distribution (Water Supply)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- exogenous
1, record 6, English, exogenous
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- exogenic 2, record 6, English, exogenic
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Water supply depends on exogenous variables: climate, geology, salinity; availability of energy for water movement/treatment: gravity, fuel; microbial or chemical contamination/quality. 1, record 6, English, - exogenous
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Distribution de l'eau
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- exogène
1, record 6, French, exog%C3%A8ne
correct, adjective
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2002-01-29
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- geochemical cycle
1, record 7, English, geochemical%20cycle
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
During geologic changes, the sequence of stages in the migration of elements between the lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere. 2, record 7, English, - geochemical%20cycle
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 DEF
The sequence of stages in the migration of elements during geologic changes. 3, record 7, English, - geochemical%20cycle
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Rankama and Sahama distinguish a major cycle, proceeding from magma to igneous rocks to sediment to sedimentary rocks to metamorphic rocks, and possibly through migmatites and back to magma, and a minor or exogenic cycle proceeding from sediment to sedimentary rocks to weathered material and back to sediments again. 3, record 7, English, - geochemical%20cycle
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- cycle géochimique
1, record 7, French, cycle%20g%C3%A9ochimique
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cheminement des divers éléments chimiques au cours des phénomènes géodynamiques de l'écorce terrestre : altération, transport, sédimentation, etc. 2, record 7, French, - cycle%20g%C3%A9ochimique
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On appelle cycle géochimique la suite des évolutions au cours des étapes suivantes : altération, transport, sédimentation, diagenèse, métamorphisme et genèse des roches cristallines. 3, record 7, French, - cycle%20g%C3%A9ochimique
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geoquímica
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- ciclo geoquímico
1, record 7, Spanish, ciclo%20geoqu%C3%ADmico
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1995-09-18
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Climatology
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- exogenic influence
1, record 8, English, exogenic%20influence
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Influences on the Earth’s climate which originate outside its atmosphere or hydrosphere, for example solar or cosmic radiation, comets, etc. 1, record 8, English, - exogenic%20influence
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Climatologie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- influence exogène
1, record 8, French, influence%20exog%C3%A8ne
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Influences sur le climat terrestre trouvant leur origine hors de l'atmosphère ou de l'hydrosphère, p. ex. le rayonnement solaire ou cosmique, les comètes, etc. 1, record 8, French, - influence%20exog%C3%A8ne
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Climatología
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- influencia exógena
1, record 8, Spanish, influencia%20ex%C3%B3gena
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Influencias en el clima de la Tierra que tienen su origen fuera de la atmósfera o de la hidrosfera; por ejemplo, la radiación solar o cósmica, los cometas, etc. 1, record 8, Spanish, - influencia%20ex%C3%B3gena
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