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BOURRELET PERIOPLIQUE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-05-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Animal Anatomy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- periople
1, record 1, English, periople
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On the outside of the wall, at the point of junction of hair and hoof proper, is a rim of rather soft, nonpigmented horn known as the periople. It functions in cementing the skin to the hoof and in providing the wall with a thin covering resembling a light coat of varnish, which prevents undue evaporation from the horn. 2, record 1, English, - periople
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Part of the hoof in ungulates. 3, record 1, English, - periople
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Anatomie animale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bourrelet périoplique
1, record 1, French, bourrelet%20p%C3%A9rioplique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le bourrelet principal et le bourrelet périoplique produisent respectivement la corne de la paroi et le vernis extérieur du sabot. 2, record 1, French, - bourrelet%20p%C3%A9rioplique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Anatomie du sabot des ongulés. 3, record 1, French, - bourrelet%20p%C3%A9rioplique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-05-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Animal Anatomy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- perioplic groove
1, record 2, English, perioplic%20groove
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Part of the hoof in ungulates. 2, record 2, English, - perioplic%20groove
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Periople: the layer of soft, light-coloured horn which covers the coronary border of the hoof in ungulates and serves as a transition between soft skin and hard hoof wall. 2, record 2, English, - perioplic%20groove
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Anatomie animale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- gouttière du bourrelet périoplique
1, record 2, French, goutti%C3%A8re%20du%20bourrelet%20p%C3%A9rioplique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Anatomie du sabot des ongulés. 1, record 2, French, - goutti%C3%A8re%20du%20bourrelet%20p%C3%A9rioplique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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