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EPHELIDE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-06-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- The Skin
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- freckle
1, record 1, English, freckle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A brownish pigmented spot on the skin due to discrete accumulation of melanin as a result of the stimulant effect of sunlight acting on clusters of melanocytes which have higher than normal tyrosinase activity. 1, record 1, English, - freckle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil cutané
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- éphélide
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9ph%C3%A9lide
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tache de rousseur 1, record 1, French, tache%20de%20rousseur
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Taches cutanées lenticulaires, planes, lisses non squameuses, de teinte jaune pâle ou brunâtre, apparaissant dans l’enfance ou l’adolescence. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9ph%C3%A9lide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «éphélide» a été privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9ph%C3%A9lide
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1990-05-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Air Pollution
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ephelis
1, record 2, English, ephelis
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- freckle 1, record 2, English, freckle
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'air
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- éphélide
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9ph%C3%A9lide
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- tache de rousseur 1, record 2, French, tache%20de%20rousseur
correct, feminine noun
- tache de son 1, record 2, French, tache%20de%20son
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petite tache pigmentaire lenticulaire, arrondie, plane, lisse, non squameuse, de teinte jaune pâle, café au lait ou brunâtre, généralement associée à une exposition au soleil. 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9ph%C3%A9lide
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme anglais ephelis fait ephelides au pluriel. 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9ph%C3%A9lide
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les termes éphélide et ephelis sont de niveau technique. 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9ph%C3%A9lide
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Les termes anglais et français qui désignent cette notion s’emploient généralement au pluriel. 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9ph%C3%A9lide
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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