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DEGENERATION [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-11-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Human Diseases - Various
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- degeneration
1, record 1, English, degeneration
correct
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Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Deterioration in structure or function of cells, tissus or organs, as in disease or aging. 1, record 1, English, - degeneration
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Maladies humaines diverses
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dégénération 1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
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Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Altération d'un tissu ou d'un organe dont la structure ou le fonctionnement devient pathologique. 1, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-09-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Anthropology
- Evolution (Biology)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- degeneration 1, record 2, English, degeneration
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Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A process to explain human variation, whereby one individual species of man, which has been multiplied and diffused over the surface of the earth, undergoes diverse changes, due to diverse climate, food and mode of living, which over time forms varieties in the species. These varieties are perpetuated from generation to generation, in the same manner as certain deformities and certain maladies pass from parents to their children. 2, record 2, English, - degeneration
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Anthropologie
- Évolution (Biologie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dégénération
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
feminine noun
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Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] théorie de régression culturelle de l'espèce humaine. Un climat excessif - trop chaud ou trop froid - et des nourritures grossières malsaines peuvent produire des variétés individuelles, qui deviennent ensuite des variétés de l'espèce. 2, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Antropología
- Evolución (Biología)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- degeneración
1, record 2, Spanish, degeneraci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
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Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1989-12-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
- Mathematics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- decay
1, record 3, English, decay
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- algebraic decay 2, record 3, English, algebraic%20decay
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
We can think of centers - attractors - which compete for influence on the plane: an initial point is driven by the process to one center or another, or it is on the boundary and cannot decide. If the parameter is changed, the regions belonging to the attractors change, and with them the boundaries. It can happen that the boundary falls to dust, and this decay is one of the most important scenarios. 3, record 3, English, - decay
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
An exponent describes the algebraic decay of the ordinary radial correlation function. 2, record 3, English, - decay
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Power law (algebraic) decay. 2, record 3, English, - decay
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
- Mathématiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- dégénération algébrique
1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration%20alg%C3%A9brique
feminine noun
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Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le caractère dissipatif de ces équations tend à dégénérer. Des propriétés inertielles apparaissent alors, associées à l'émergence d'effets coopératifs de conservation de la métrique. 2, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration%20alg%C3%A9brique
Record 3, Spanish
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Record 4 - internal organization data 1987-12-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Liver and Biliary Ducts
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- feathery degeneration
1, record 4, English, feathery%20degeneration
correct
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Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The most distinctive morphological feature of cholestasis per se is the accumulation of bile plugs in canaliculi usually accompanied by hepatocellular changes termed feathery degeneration. 1, record 4, English, - feathery%20degeneration
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
feathery degeneration (Indian childhood cirrhosis of the liver: a morphologic evaluation. Trop. Geogr. Med.; Dec; 1975; 27(4); pp. 333-8) 2, record 4, English, - feathery%20degeneration
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Foie et voies biliaires
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- dégénération de type arborescent
1, record 4, French, d%C3%A9g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration%20de%20type%20arborescent
proposal, feminine noun
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Record 4, Spanish
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