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BLINDNESS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-10-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Eye
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- blindness
1, record 1, English, blindness
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ablepsia 2, record 1, English, ablepsia
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The] absence or severe reduction of vision. 2, record 1, English, - blindness
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oeil
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cécité
1, record 1, French, c%C3%A9cit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ablepsie 2, record 1, French, ablepsie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Absence ou perte importante de la vision, telle que tout travail pour lequel la vue est essentielle est rendu impossible. 3, record 1, French, - c%C3%A9cit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ojo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ceguera
1, record 1, Spanish, ceguera
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] ausencia total de visión o de simple percepción lumínica en uno o ambos ojos. 2, record 1, Spanish, - ceguera
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
No obstante, la OMS [Organización Mundial de la Salud] establece tres grados de deficiencia: ceguera profunda (visión profundamente disminuida o ceguera moderada que permite contar los dedos de una mano a menos de 3 m de distancia); ceguera casi total (ceguera grave o casi total que sólo permite contar los dedos a 1 m o menos de distancia, o movimientos de la mano, o percepción de luz); ceguera total (no hay percepción de luz). 2, record 1, Spanish, - ceguera
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-08-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- blindness
1, record 2, English, blindness
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... many [trilobites] lacked eyes and were, therefore, blind. For the purposes of paleontology, "blindness" is used in the sense of being eyeless. 1, record 2, English, - blindness
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cécité
1, record 2, French, c%C3%A9cit%C3%A9
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La tendance à la cécité est générale chez les Trilobites. [...] La cécité peut s'accompagner d'anomalies de la suture faciale qui devient submarginale, rectiligne et subparallèle à l'axe [...], ou, au contraire, fortement kainelliforme [...] 1, record 2, French, - c%C3%A9cit%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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