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CORNEA [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Eye
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- corneal apex
1, record 1, English, corneal%20apex
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oeil
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- apex cornéen
1, record 1, French, apex%20corn%C3%A9en
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pôle ophtalmométrique 1, record 1, French, p%C3%B4le%20ophtalmom%C3%A9trique
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans la position primaire de l'œil, point antérieur extrême de la cornée. 1, record 1, French, - apex%20corn%C3%A9en
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ojo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ápex corneal
1, record 1, Spanish, %C3%A1pex%20corneal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- ápex de la córnea 1, record 1, Spanish, %C3%A1pex%20de%20la%20c%C3%B3rnea
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-10-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Fungi and Myxomycetes
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- small stagshorn
1, record 2, English, small%20stagshorn
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A fungus of the family Dacrymycetaceae. 2, record 2, English, - small%20stagshorn
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Champignons et myxomycètes
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- calocère cornue
1, record 2, French, caloc%C3%A8re%20cornue
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- calocère cornée 2, record 2, French, caloc%C3%A8re%20corn%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- calocère petite-corne 2, record 2, French, caloc%C3%A8re%20petite%2Dcorne
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Champignon de la famille des Dacrymycetaceae. 3, record 2, French, - caloc%C3%A8re%20cornue
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-12-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Visual Disorders
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- corneal ulcer
1, record 3, English, corneal%20ulcer
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pathological loss of substance of the surface of the cornea due to progressive erosion and necrosis of the tissue. 2, record 3, English, - corneal%20ulcer
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Troubles de la vision
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ulcère cornéen
1, record 3, French, ulc%C3%A8re%20corn%C3%A9en
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- ulcère de la cornée 2, record 3, French, ulc%C3%A8re%20de%20la%20corn%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Perte superficielle de tissu cornéen suite à une infection qui a mené à une nécrose. 1, record 3, French, - ulc%C3%A8re%20corn%C3%A9en
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Trastornos de la visión
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- úlcera corneal
1, record 3, Spanish, %C3%BAlcera%20corneal
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- úlcera de la córnea 1, record 3, Spanish, %C3%BAlcera%20de%20la%20c%C3%B3rnea
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-12-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- The Eye
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- corneal epithelium
1, record 4, English, corneal%20epithelium
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Oeil
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- épithélium cornéen
1, record 4, French, %C3%A9pith%C3%A9lium%20corn%C3%A9en
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Couche externe de la cornée constituée d'une membrane basale surmontée d'un épithélium stratifié. 1, record 4, French, - %C3%A9pith%C3%A9lium%20corn%C3%A9en
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ojo
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- epitelio de la córnea
1, record 4, Spanish, epitelio%20de%20la%20c%C3%B3rnea
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2006-05-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- cerargyrite
1, record 5, English, cerargyrite
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- kerargyrite 1, record 5, English, kerargyrite
correct
- horn silver 2, record 5, English, horn%20silver
correct
- chlorargyrite 3, record 5, English, chlorargyrite
correct
- horn-silver 4, record 5, English, horn%2Dsilver
- horn-ore 4, record 5, English, horn%2Dore
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A white, pale-yellowish, or grayish, isometric, wax-like mineral that darkens on exposure to light. 5, record 5, English, - cerargyrite
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It occurs in the weathering zones of silver-sulfide deposits and it represents an important ore of silver. 5, record 5, English, - cerargyrite
Record 5, Key term(s)
- horn ore
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- cérargyrite
1, record 5, French, c%C3%A9rargyrite
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- chlorargyrite 2, record 5, French, chlorargyrite
correct, feminine noun
- cérargyre 3, record 5, French, c%C3%A9rargyre
correct, masculine noun
- argent corné 1, record 5, French, argent%20corn%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- kérargyre 4, record 5, French, k%C3%A9rargyre
masculine noun
- kérargyrite 5, record 5, French, k%C3%A9rargyrite
feminine noun
- lune cornée 5, record 5, French, lune%20corn%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chlorure d'argent, du système cristallin cubique, généralement associé avec l'argent natif. 5, record 5, French, - c%C3%A9rargyrite
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La cérargyrite, ou «argent corné», est le chlorure d'argent, ou AgCl. Cubique, mais rarement cristallisée, [...] dense (= 5,5), mais très tendre et sectile [...] Couleur blanche translucide ou grise, brunissant fortement à la lumière [...] Ce sont des dépôts de la zone d'oxydation de certains gîtes d'argent [...] 6, record 5, French, - c%C3%A9rargyrite
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[La cérargyrite] contient 75 % Ag. 5, record 5, French, - c%C3%A9rargyrite
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- querargirita
1, record 5, Spanish, querargirita
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- cerargirita 1, record 5, Spanish, cerargirita
correct, feminine noun
- plata córnea 1, record 5, Spanish, plata%20c%C3%B3rnea
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cloruro de plata [...] que cristaliza en el sistema cúbico; suele encontrarse en masas compactas de color gris verdoso [...] 1, record 5, Spanish, - querargirita
Record 6 - internal organization data 2004-07-12
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- hornfels
1, record 6, English, hornfels
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fine-grained rock composed of a mosaic of equidimensional grains without preferred orientation and typically formed by contact metamorphism. 2, record 6, English, - hornfels
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Where better igneous rock is not available, hornfels is often used locally as road metal. 3, record 6, English, - hornfels
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Hornfelses are described by prefixing the names of significant minerals or mineral groups, e.g. garnet-hornfels, pyroxene-hornfels, calc-silicate hornfels ... 4, record 6, English, - hornfels
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Pyroxene hornfels. 5, record 6, English, - hornfels
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- cornéenne
1, record 6, French, corn%C3%A9enne
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- hornfels 2, record 6, French, hornfels
avoid, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roches à grain fin, à structure équante, constituées d'un agrégat de quartz, mica et feldspath avec ou sans grenats, contenant parfois de l'amphibole et du pyroxène. 2, record 6, French, - corn%C3%A9enne
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les roches métamorphiques silicatées à texture isotrope sont appelées cornéennes et [...] distinguées les unes des autres à l'aide d'un nom de minéral : cornéenne à cordiérite, à sillimanite, etc. 3, record 6, French, - corn%C3%A9enne
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] à proximité du contact, on passe à des roches dures, massives, à grains fins, isotropes (les minéraux de cordiérite et d'andalousite sont dispersés dans toute la masse, il n'y a plus d'orientation préférentielle). On les nomme cornéennes car leur aspect rappelle celui de la corne. 4, record 6, French, - corn%C3%A9enne
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les cornéennes ont une structure finement cristalline, d'apparence homogène, qui confère à leur cassure un aspect corné. [...] Elles sont très dures et peuvent convenir à l'empierrement des routes. 5, record 6, French, - corn%C3%A9enne
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Cornéenne à pyroxène. 6, record 6, French, - corn%C3%A9enne
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- roca córnea
1, record 6, Spanish, roca%20c%C3%B3rnea
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2001-11-13
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- The Eye
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- cornea
1, record 7, English, cornea
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The transparent tissue forming the outer coat of the eyeball and covering the iris and pupil. 2, record 7, English, - cornea
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Oeil
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- cornée
1, record 7, French, corn%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie antérieure, transparente, de la membrane fibreuse du globe oculaire, [qui] présente une courbure un peu plus importante que le reste du globe. 2, record 7, French, - corn%C3%A9e
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ojo
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- córnea
1, record 7, Spanish, c%C3%B3rnea
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2001-07-24
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Epidermis and Dermis
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- horny layer of epidermis
1, record 8, English, horny%20layer%20of%20epidermis
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- horny layer 1, record 8, English, horny%20layer
correct
- stratum corneum epidermidis 1, record 8, English, stratum%20corneum%20epidermidis
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Épiderme et derme
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- couche cornée de l'épiderme
1, record 8, French, couche%20corn%C3%A9e%20de%20l%27%C3%A9piderme
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- couche cornée 1, record 8, French, couche%20corn%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- stratum corneum epidermidis 1, record 8, French, stratum%20corneum%20epidermidis
correct, feminine noun
- stratum corneum 1, record 8, French, stratum%20corneum
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, 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 8, French, - couche%20corn%C3%A9e%20de%20l%27%C3%A9piderme
Record number: 8, 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 8, French, - couche%20corn%C3%A9e%20de%20l%27%C3%A9piderme
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Epidermis y dermis
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- capa córnea
1, record 8, Spanish, capa%20c%C3%B3rnea
feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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