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RACINE CHEVEU [3 records]

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Record 1 2018-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Skin
  • Hair Styling
CONT

The hair root is that portion of the hair structure located beneath the skin surface. This is the portion of the hair enclosed within the follicle.

OBS

hair root; root: terms approved officially by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil cutané
  • Coiffure
CONT

Le cheveu comporte deux parties : la racine, en forme de bulbe d’oignon évasé à sa partie inférieure qui enserre la papille dermique [...]

CONT

La racine du cheveu se termine par une partie renflée logée dans le follicule pileux entourée d’une couche de tissu conjonctif appelé le sac fibreux.

OBS

racine du cheveu; racine : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques(Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Piel
  • Peinado
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Record 2 2018-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hair Styling
DEF

The natural direction in which the hair grows after leaving the follicle.

CONT

The follicle does not run straight down into the skin or scalp, but is set at an angle so that the hair above the surface has a natural flow to one side. This natural flow is sometimes called the hair stream of the scalp. Since the angles run according to areas set by nature, hair emerges from the scalp slanting in a given direction.

OBS

hair stream: term approved officially by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coiffure
DEF

[...] direction prise par la racine du cheveu à la sortie du cuir chevelu [...]

CONT

Le sens de l’implantation des cheveux. Les cheveux sont implantés sur le cuir chevelu de façon oblique et suivant un sens circulaire [...]

OBS

implantation : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skin Appendages
DEF

The lower expanded extremity of the hair follicle that fits like a cap over the papilla.

Key term(s)
  • hair-bulb

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phanères
DEF

Partie profonde et renflée de la racine du cheveu ou du poil, enchâssée dans l'épaisseur du cuir chevelu ou du derme dont l'extrémité excavée reçoit la papille.

Key term(s)
  • bulbe

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Faneras
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