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SWEAT GLAND [2 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2022-03-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sweat gland
1, record 1, English, sweat%20gland
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- glande sudoripare
1, record 1, French, glande%20sudoripare
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-01-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- The Skin
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sweat gland
1, record 2, English, sweat%20gland
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- sudoriferous gland 2, record 2, English, sudoriferous%20gland
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A simple tubular gland of the skin that secretes perspiration, that in man is widely distributed in nearly all parts of the skin, and that consists typically of an epithelial tube extending spirally from a minute pore which opens on the surface of the skin into the deeper layer of the dermis or into the subcutaneous tissues where it ends in a convoluted tuft. 1, record 2, English, - sweat%20gland
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Appareil cutané
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- glande sudoripare
1, record 2, French, glande%20sudoripare
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Glandes sécrétant la sueur, situées dans la partie profonde de la peau, constituées, dans la partie pelotonnée, par un épithélium à cellules cylindriques nucléées, entouré d'un réseau capillaire pourvu de lymphatiques très abondants. 2, record 2, French, - glande%20sudoripare
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Piel
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- glándula sudorípara
1, record 2, Spanish, gl%C3%A1ndula%20sudor%C3%ADpara
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Formación glandular alargada y epidérmica, que produce y segrega el sudor [...] 2, record 2, Spanish, - gl%C3%A1ndula%20sudor%C3%ADpara
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