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HORNY LAYER [11 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-04-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- The Skin
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- keratosis
1, record 1, English, keratosis
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any lesion on the epidermis marked by the presence of circumscribed overgrowths of the horny layer. 2, record 1, English, - keratosis
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil cutané
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- kératose
1, record 1, French, k%C3%A9ratose
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Épaississement de la couche cornée de l'épiderme. 2, record 1, French, - k%C3%A9ratose
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La kératose peut prendre différentes formes : ichtyose, hyperkératose, kératome, verrue sénile, nævus kératosique, etc. 3, record 1, French, - k%C3%A9ratose
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Quand la kératose est d'aspect tumoral, on utilise plutôt les termes kératome ou hyperkératose. En anglais on confond généralement les termes keratosis et keratoma. 3, record 1, French, - k%C3%A9ratose
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Piel
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- queratosis
1, record 1, Spanish, queratosis
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Alteración de la piel que suele ser benigna y está caracterizada por una anomalía en la queratinización de los tegumentos. 2, record 1, Spanish, - queratosis
Record 2 - internal organization data 2018-04-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- rhamphotheca
1, record 2, English, rhamphotheca
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The modified integument, usually horny but in some birds leathery, that covers a bird's jaws and forms the outer layer of the bill. 1, record 2, English, - rhamphotheca
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rhamphothèque
1, record 2, French, rhamphoth%C3%A8que
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- ramphothèque 2, record 2, French, ramphoth%C3%A8que
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tégument corné du bec des oiseaux, recouvrant les deux mâchoires osseuses. 1, record 2, French, - rhamphoth%C3%A8que
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-12-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- sudamina
1, record 3, English, sudamina
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- miliaria crystallina 2, record 3, English, miliaria%20crystallina
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minute glassy vesicles appearing on the surface of the skin which are due to an elevation of the horny layer by an underlying sweat drop. They usually are seen on the trunk in wasting and febrile disease and are of no significance. 2, record 3, English, - sudamina
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sudamina: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee. 3, record 3, English, - sudamina
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- sudamina
1, record 3, French, sudamina
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dermatose caractérisée par de minuscules bulles sous-cornéennes, ayant l'aspect de vésiculettes, provoquées par une transpiration abondante et brusque qui clive la couche cornée, survenant au cours de certaines pyrexies et desquamant en 2 à 5 jours. 1, record 3, French, - sudamina
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-05-03
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- The Skin
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Sneddon-Wilkinson disease
1, record 4, English, Sneddon%2DWilkinson%20disease
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- subcorneal pustular dermatosis 2, record 4, English, subcorneal%20pustular%20dermatosis
correct
- subcorneal pustular dermatitis 3, record 4, English, subcorneal%20pustular%20dermatitis
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A chronic, vesiculobullous skin disease characterized by sterile pustular blebs beneath the beneath the stratum corneum(horny layer of the epidermis) on the trunk and in the major skin folds. 4, record 4, English, - Sneddon%2DWilkinson%20disease
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Appareil cutané
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pustulose sous-cornée de Sneddon et Wilkinson
1, record 4, French, pustulose%20sous%2Dcorn%C3%A9e%20de%20Sneddon%20et%20Wilkinson
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- maladie de Sneddon-Wilkinson 2, record 4, French, maladie%20de%20Sneddon%2DWilkinson
correct, feminine noun
- dermatose pustuleuse sous-cornée 2, record 4, French, dermatose%20pustuleuse%20sous%2Dcorn%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Maladie caractérisée par l'éruption de vésiculobulles pustuleuses siégeant électivement aux plis de flexion. 2, record 4, French, - pustulose%20sous%2Dcorn%C3%A9e%20de%20Sneddon%20et%20Wilkinson
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les [...] dermatoses neutrophiliques telles que la pustulose sous-cornée de Sneddon-Wilkinson, l'erythema elevatum diutinum ou la pustulose à IgA intra-épidermique ont également été observées au cours de la MC [maladie de Crohn] et de la RCH [recto-colite hémorragique]. 1, record 4, French, - pustulose%20sous%2Dcorn%C3%A9e%20de%20Sneddon%20et%20Wilkinson
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-11-13
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- The Skin
- Hair Styling
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- cuticle
1, record 5, English, cuticle
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- cuticle of root sheath 2, record 5, English, cuticle%20of%20root%20sheath
- root sheath cuticle 3, record 5, English, root%20sheath%20cuticle
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cuticle, the outside horny layer, is composed of transparent, overlapping, protective scale-like cells, pointing away from the scalp towards the hair ends. Chemicals raise these scales so that solutions can enter into the hair cortex. The cuticle protects the inner structure of the hair. 4, record 5, English, - cuticle
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Appareil cutané
- Coiffure
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- cuticule
1, record 5, French, cuticule
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- épidermicule 2, record 5, French, %C3%A9pidermicule
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La tige d'un poil comprend trois souches concentriques, qui sont, de l'extérieur vers l'intérieur, la cuticule, le cortex et la moelle. La cuticule est réduite à une couche unique de cellules kératinisées, placées comme des tuiles. 3, record 5, French, - cuticule
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La cuticule (l'épidermicule) est la couche externe du cheveu. Cette couche cornée est composée de cellules genre écailles, plates sans noyau, transparentes et non pigmentées. Les produits chimiques causent un relâchement de ces cellules pour permettre l'entrée de solution au cortex. 4, record 5, French, - cuticule
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Piel
- Peinado
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- cutícula
1, record 5, Spanish, cut%C3%ADcula
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2001-07-24
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Epidermis and Dermis
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- horny layer of epidermis
1, record 6, English, horny%20layer%20of%20epidermis
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- horny layer 1, record 6, English, horny%20layer
correct
- stratum corneum epidermidis 1, record 6, English, stratum%20corneum%20epidermidis
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Épiderme et derme
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- couche cornée de l'épiderme
1, record 6, French, couche%20corn%C3%A9e%20de%20l%27%C3%A9piderme
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- couche cornée 1, record 6, French, couche%20corn%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- stratum corneum epidermidis 1, record 6, French, stratum%20corneum%20epidermidis
correct, feminine noun
- stratum corneum 1, record 6, French, stratum%20corneum
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Couche à la surface de l'épiderme constituée de cellules complètement aplaties, dépourvues de noyaux et infiltrées de matière cornée. 1, record 6, French, - couche%20corn%C3%A9e%20de%20l%27%C3%A9piderme
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'expression latine (Parisiensis Nomina Anatomica) utilise bien le génitif epidermidis et non la forme au nominatif, comme la fait l'anglais, epidermis. 1, record 6, French, - couche%20corn%C3%A9e%20de%20l%27%C3%A9piderme
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Epidermis y dermis
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- capa córnea
1, record 6, Spanish, capa%20c%C3%B3rnea
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1999-12-29
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- The Skin
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- palmo-plantar keratoderma
1, record 7, English, palmo%2Dplantar%20keratoderma
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
- PPKD 1, record 7, English, PPKD
correct
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- palmoplantar keratoderma 2, record 7, English, palmoplantar%20keratoderma
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A keratoderma(a disease of the palms and soles) where there is inflammation of the horny layer of the skin. 3, record 7, English, - palmo%2Dplantar%20keratoderma
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Appareil cutané
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- kératodermie palmo-plantaire
1, record 7, French, k%C3%A9ratodermie%20palmo%2Dplantaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Kératodermie des paumes et des plantes des pieds qui sont recouvertes de squames épaisses plus ou moins diffuses, blanches, jaunâtres, voire brunâtres. 2, record 7, French, - k%C3%A9ratodermie%20palmo%2Dplantaire
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1998-09-17
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Epidermis and Dermis
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- solar keratosis
1, record 8, English, solar%20keratosis
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A thickening of the horny layer of epidermis(keratin) due to the effect of sunlight and characterized by a yellowish or brownish crust-like spot. 1, record 8, English, - solar%20keratosis
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Épiderme et derme
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- kératose solaire
1, record 8, French, k%C3%A9ratose%20solaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Épaississement de la couche cornée de l'épiderme (kératine) dû à l'action du soleil et caractérisé par l'apparition d'une tache jaunâtre ou brunâtre d'aspect croûteux. 1, record 8, French, - k%C3%A9ratose%20solaire
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Epidermis y dermis
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- queratodermia solar
1, record 8, Spanish, queratodermia%20solar
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
- queratosis solar 1, record 8, Spanish, queratosis%20solar
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1993-05-31
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Epidermis and Dermis
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- hyperkeratotic rim
1, record 9, English, hyperkeratotic%20rim
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- hyperkeratosic rim 2, record 9, English, hyperkeratosic%20rim
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Diabetic leg ulcer - description: hyperkeratotic rim (callus). 1, record 9, English, - hyperkeratotic%20rim
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rim. A margin, border, or edge, usually circular in form. 3, record 9, English, - hyperkeratotic%20rim
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 OBS
hyperkeratotic. Manifesting hyperkeratosis. 4, record 9, English, - hyperkeratotic%20rim
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 3 OBS
hyperkeratosis. An excessive thickening of the horny layer of the epidermis. 4, record 9, English, - hyperkeratotic%20rim
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Épiderme et derme
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- bord hyperkératosique
1, record 9, French, bord%20hyperk%C3%A9ratosique
proposal, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les bords de l'ulcération. Ici encore, on opposera les ulcères à bords minces, souples, présentant un liseré épidermique, évoluant vers la réparation, aux ulcères à bords saillants, infiltrés, taillés à pic, éversés, sans aucune tendance à la cicatrisation. 2, record 9, French, - bord%20hyperk%C3%A9ratosique
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 OBS
hyperkératosique. Relatif à l'hyperkératose. 3, record 9, French, - bord%20hyperk%C3%A9ratosique
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 3 OBS
hyperkératose. Épaississement considérable et anormal de la couche cornée de l'épiderme, qu'on observe dans de nombreuses affections et tumeurs cutanées (ichtyose, kératodermie, verrues, etc.). 3, record 9, French, - bord%20hyperk%C3%A9ratosique
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1993-05-31
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Epidermis and Dermis
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- hyperkeratotic
1, record 10, English, hyperkeratotic
correct, adjective
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- hyperkeratosic 1, record 10, English, hyperkeratosic
correct, adjective
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Manifesting hyperkeratosis. 1, record 10, English, - hyperkeratotic
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hyperkeratosis. An excessive thickening of the horny layer of the epidermis. 1, record 10, English, - hyperkeratotic
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Épiderme et derme
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- hyperkératosique
1, record 10, French, hyperk%C3%A9ratosique
correct, adjective
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relatif à l'hyperkératose. 1, record 10, French, - hyperk%C3%A9ratosique
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Hyperkératose. Épaississement considérable et anormal de la couche cornée de l'épiderme, qu'on observe dans de nombreuses affections et tumeurs cutanées (ichtyose, kératodermie, verrues, etc.). 1, record 10, French, - hyperk%C3%A9ratosique
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1977-07-05
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- Helicinidae
1, record 11, English, Helicinidae
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Gastropods of the] family Helicinidae [are] land snails of small to medium size, few-whorled, conical to lenticular; [the] inner walls of [the] whorls [are] resorbed; [the] umbilicus [is] mostly concealed by [a] columellar lip or filled with a callus pad; [the] operculum [is] semicircular to rhombic, without apophyses, horny nearly always reinforced exteriorly by a calcareous layer. [They have a] pulmonary cavity and no ctenidium. "U. Cret.-Rec. ". 1, record 11, English, - Helicinidae
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- Helicinidae
1, record 11, French, Helicinidae
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les Gastéropodes de la] famille des Helicinidae [sont des] rhipidoglosses comme les néritidés, auxquels ils ressemblent, ils se rattachent plutôt aux néritopsidés par leur opercule dépourvu d'apophyses, mais leurs tours internes sont résorbés. [Le] test [est] lisse, [l']ouverture bordée (...). Ce sont des pulmonés vivant sur les arbres. 1, record 11, French, - Helicinidae
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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