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CLAVUS [3 records]

Record 1 2014-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fungi and Myxomycetes
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A fungus of the family Helotiaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Champignons et myxomycètes
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Champignon de la famille des Helotiaceae.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lichens
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A lichen of the family Acarosporaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lichens
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Lichen de la famille des Acarosporaceae.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A localized painful hard thickening of skin due to continuous shoe pressure on bony prominences.

OBS

It may be found associated with bunions and bunionettes, beneath the metatarsal heads on the sole of the foot, and on the dorsal surface of hammer toes at the flexed interphalangeal joint. The hyperkeratosis contains a visible central core which presses deeply into the dermis causing pain and sometimes inflammation.

OBS

Clavus: corn, ... usually on a toe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Petite tumeur dure et douloureuse formée par induration (épaississement) de la couche cornée de l’épiderme, généralement causée par la compression des proéminences osseuses du pied par les chaussures.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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