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STRUCTURE MACROSCOPIQUE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Ear
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Schneiderian papilloma
1, record 1, English, Schneiderian%20papilloma
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oreille
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- papillome schneidérien
1, record 1, French, papillome%20schneid%C3%A9rien
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- papillome inversé 2, record 1, French, papillome%20invers%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les papillomes inversés sont des tumeurs épithéliales qui méritent une attention particulière, malgré leur relative rareté et leur caractère non métaplasique initial. Elles naissent de l'ectoderme entourant la placide olfactive qui migre avec cette structure dans la cavité nasale et prend alors le nom de membrane de Schneider. Leur originalité tient : à leur nette tendance à la récidive incessante et à l'envahissement loco-régional, au fait que, comme toute tumeur malpighienne, elles peuvent être le siège d’un processus carcinomateux. D'aspect macroscopique parfois trompeur, pouvant évoquer un simple polype nasal commun, le papillome inversé se présente habituellement sous l'aspect «en choux-fleur» ou «en grappe de raisin» de couleur blanchâtre. 3, record 1, French, - papillome%20schneid%C3%A9rien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Termes apparentés : papillomes, papillomes cylindriques, papillome inverti, tumeur papillaire naso-sinusienne, papillome inversé naso-sinusien. 3, record 1, French, - papillome%20schneid%C3%A9rien
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-01-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
- Biotechnology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- homogeneous reactor
1, record 2, English, homogeneous%20reactor
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Enzyme reactors differ from fermentations in not behaving in an autocatalytic fashion, for there the growing cells continually regenerate themselves. As with chemical reactors, enzyme reactors are judged by their productivity and specificity. They are classified as homogeneous reactors or heterogeneous reactors. This depends of course on whether their contents are homogeneous, in which only one phase is present, or heterogeneous where more than one phase is present. 2, record 2, English, - homogeneous%20reactor
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
- Biotechnologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- réacteur homogène
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9acteur%20homog%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Réacteur dans lequel chaque élément de volume aurait, à l'échelle macroscopique, la même structure physique et la même activité enzymatique. 2, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9acteur%20homog%C3%A8ne
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-05-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- dendritic crystal
1, record 3, English, dendritic%20crystal
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- dendrite 2, record 3, English, dendrite
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A crystal, particularly an ice crystal, with complex and often fernlike branches. 3, record 3, English, - dendritic%20crystal
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dendritic ice crystals possess hexagonal symmetry in their ideal forms, and tend to develop when a crystal grows by sublimation at temperatures close to -15°C. 4, record 3, English, - dendritic%20crystal
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cristal dendritique
1, record 3, French, cristal%20dendritique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- dendrite 1, record 3, French, dendrite
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cristal de glace dont la forme macroscopique est caractérisée par une structure de nature arboriforme. 1, record 3, French, - cristal%20dendritique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1994-11-18
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- structure
1, record 4, English, structure
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- structure
1, record 4, French, structure
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Agencement et interrelations des différentes parties d’un ensemble. 1, record 4, French, - structure
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Une structure apparaît, change, confère un ordre, descend, disparaît, émet une plume, évolue, fluctue, meurt, naît, se propage, rétrécit, stabilise l’ordre, se succède, se superpose, subsiste, varie. 1, record 4, French, - structure
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 PHR
cascader dans une structure, conférer, conserver, construire une structure, correspondre à une structure, cristalliser en structures, déformer, désorganiser, déterminer une structure, doter d’une structure, engendrer, établir, évoquer, former, interpréter, modéliser une structure, munir d’une structure, posséder, représenter, reproduire, visualiser une structure. 1, record 4, French, - structure
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 PHR
structure affine, aléatoire, algébrique, alvéolaire, amorphe, arboriforme, autoaffine, autoorganisée, autosimilaire, cantorienne, cellulaire, chaotique, cohérente, complexe, convective, cristalline, cyclique, désordonnée, détaillée, dissipative, emboîtée, enroulée, inhomogène, instable, interne, lacunaire, linéaire, locale, macroscopique, microscopique, minimale, moléculaire, mouvante, multifractale, non linéaire, ordonnée, périodique, pliée, quasi bidimensionnelle, quasi cristalline, quasi périodique, radiale, régulière, repliée, symétrique, ultramétrique, unidimensionnelle. 1, record 4, French, - structure
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 4 PHR
structure d’agrégat, de bifurcations, de contact, de groupe, de la matière, de réseau, de tourbillon, structures du hasard, en arbre, en étoile, en îlot. 1, record 4, French, - structure
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 5 PHR
modélisation, propriété, schématisme, symétrie de structure. 1, record 4, French, - structure
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1991-07-30
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- self-organized
1, record 5, English, self%2Dorganized
proposal
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- auto-organisé
1, record 5, French, auto%2Dorganis%C3%A9
adjective
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit de la structure d’un système loin de l'état d’équilibre et dans lequel des fluctuations, généralement d’ordre thermique, peuvent engendrer de nouveaux comportements, tels que l'émergence d’un ordre macroscopique. 2, record 5, French, - auto%2Dorganis%C3%A9
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Comme nous l’avons vu, les structures auto-organisées - ou dissipatives - apparaissent si on maintient un système loin de l’équilibre en lui faisant échanger de l’énergie et de la matière avec son environnement. 3, record 5, French, - auto%2Dorganis%C3%A9
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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