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Record 1 2012-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Political Geography and Geopolitics
DEF

All the contiguous US states and areas, including Alaska but excluding Hawaii and Puerto Rico.

OBS

continental USA: term and definition extracted from the Plant Health Glossary of Terms of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie politique et géopolitique
DEF

Les États-Unis à l'exception des îles Hawaï, de Porto Rico et d'autres dépendances.

OBS

zone continentale des États-Unis : terme extrait du Glossaire de la protection des végétaux de l'Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
DEF

Tache sclérale blanche adjacente au côté temporal du disque optique, observée le plus souvent dans des cas de myopie pathologique mais parfois aussi dans des cas de myopie non pathologique

OBS

Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997.

Spanish

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