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CANITIE CONGENITALE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-03-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Hair Styling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- congenital canities
1, record 1, English, congenital%20canities
correct, plural, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type of grayness or whiteness of the hair which is hereditary. 2, record 1, English, - congenital%20canities
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Congenital canities exists at or before birth. It occurs in albinos and occasionally in persons with perfectly normal hair. 3, record 1, English, - congenital%20canities
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
congenital canities: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 4, record 1, English, - congenital%20canities
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Coiffure
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- canitie congénitale
1, record 1, French, canitie%20cong%C3%A9nitale
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- leucotrichie 2, record 1, French, leucotrichie
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La canitie congénitale ou leucotrichie est une des manifestations de l'albinisme (les mélanocytes sont en nombre normal, mais il existe une inactivité génétique de la tyrosinase, qui est indispensable pour la synthèse de la mélanine). 3, record 1, French, - canitie%20cong%C3%A9nitale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La canitie congénitale [...] est une anomalie due à l'absence de mélanine. [...] C'est un phénomène héréditaire. 4, record 1, French, - canitie%20cong%C3%A9nitale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
canitie congénitale; leucotrichie : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 5, record 1, French, - canitie%20cong%C3%A9nitale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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