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SQUAME [2 records]

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Record 1 2001-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
DEF

Small scales from the hair or feather of animals, which may be the cause of allergy in sensitive persons.

CONT

Episodic exposure to inhaled allergens such as cat salivary proteins, horse dander, murine urinary proteins, pollen, or house dust mite feces may provoke acute allergic symptoms that are easily diagnosed as acute allergic rhinitis.

Key term(s)
  • animal dander

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
CONT

Les causes de l’asthme sont multiples. Il peut s’agir d’une réaction allergique dirigée contre des particules en suspension dans l’air, comme le pollen, la poussière, les squames animales, les déjections des acariens, les moisissures; contre diverses substances allergisantes; ou encore contre certains médicaments, comme l’aspirine.

OBS

Squame : terme le plus souvent utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • squames animales
  • squame animale

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Botany
DEF

Diminutive scale.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Botanique
OBS

Petite squame.

Spanish

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