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AMPHIGENOUS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1981-06-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sexology
- Mental Disorders
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- amphigenous inversion
1, record 1, English, amphigenous%20inversion
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A form of sexual abnormality in which the individual has relations with members of both sexes. 1, record 1, English, - amphigenous%20inversion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sexologie
- Troubles mentaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- inversion amphigène
1, record 1, French, inversion%20amphig%C3%A8ne
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 1979-08-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Fungi and Myxomycetes
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- amphigenous
1, record 2, English, amphigenous
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
growing all around an object; applied to a hymenium which grows on all the surfaces of a fungus, or to fungi which are not restricted to any particular part of the surface of the host. 1, record 2, English, - amphigenous
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Champignons et myxomycètes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- amphigène
1, record 2, French, amphig%C3%A8ne
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En botanique, caractérise le mode d'accroissement lorsqu'il n'est pas terminal mais a lieu en tous sens. En mycologie et par dérivation, s'applique à l'hyménium lorsque, au lieu d'être localisé à une portion du champignon (généralement le dessous du chapeau), il s'étend à toutes les parties du carpophore [...] 1, record 2, French, - amphig%C3%A8ne
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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