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LINGUA [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-10-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- Lips and Tongue
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tongue
1, record 1, English, tongue
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The tongue is a mass of muscles almost completely covered by a mucous membrane. It occupies most of the oral cavity and oropharynx. It is known for its role in taste, but it also assists with mastication (chewing), deglutition (swallowing), articulation (speech), and oral cleansing. 2, record 1, English, - tongue
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tongue; lingua: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, English, - tongue
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Lèvres et langue
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- langue
1, record 1, French, langue
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La langue [...] est un organe formé par une masse de muscles recouverts par une muqueuse qui comporte des papilles gustatives [...] C'est l'organe de la déglutition, du goût [...] et du langage articulé. 1, record 1, French, - langue
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
langue : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica. 2, record 1, French, - langue
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lingua : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica. 2, record 1, French, - langue
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-07-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sponges, Hydrozoans and Jellyfish
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- elliptical calcareous sponge
1, record 2, English, elliptical%20calcareous%20sponge
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A sponge of the family Sycettidae. 2, record 2, English, - elliptical%20calcareous%20sponge
Record 2, Key term(s)
- elliptical calcarious sponge
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Éponges, hydres et méduses
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- éponge ovée
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9ponge%20ov%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Éponge de la famille des Sycettidae. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9ponge%20ov%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2022-07-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Sponges, Hydrozoans and Jellyfish
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- furrowed horny sponge
1, record 3, English, furrowed%20horny%20sponge
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A sponge of the family Mycalidae. 2, record 3, English, - furrowed%20horny%20sponge
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Éponges, hydres et méduses
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- éponge rainurée
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9ponge%20rainur%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Éponge de la famille des Mycalidae. 2, record 3, French, - %C3%A9ponge%20rainur%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2021-01-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- box-leaved fig
1, record 4, English, box%2Dleaved%20fig
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Moraceae. 2, record 4, English, - box%2Dleaved%20fig
Record 4, Key term(s)
- box-leaf fig
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Ficus lingua
1, record 4, French, Ficus%20lingua
correct, Latin
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille Moraceae. 2, record 4, French, - Ficus%20lingua
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ficus lingua : Il n'y a pas de nom commun pour désigner cette espèce. 2, record 4, French, - Ficus%20lingua
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2016-03-17
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Ferns and Fern Allies
Universal entry(ies) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- tongue fern
1, record 5, English, tongue%20fern
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- Japanese fern 1, record 5, English, Japanese%20fern
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Small creeping fern, long narrow leave covered with stellate hairs beneath. Drought-resistant basket fern. native to China. Japan. 2, record 5, English, - tongue%20fern
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Fougères et plantes alliées
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- fougère de feutre
1, record 5, French, foug%C3%A8re%20de%20feutre
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Petit épiphyte rampant aux frondes épaisses et coriaces à revers feutrés, idéal en pot ou en panier suspendu. [Originaire de Chine et du Japon]. 1, record 5, French, - foug%C3%A8re%20de%20feutre
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2011-03-16
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- scrotal tongue 1, record 6, English, scrotal%20tongue
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- fissured tongue 1, record 6, English, fissured%20tongue
- plicata lingua 1, record 6, English, plicata%20lingua
Latin
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sometimes familial condition that may be congenital but whose incidence increases with age, characterized by uniformly arranged fissures radiating forward and outward from the median raphe of the tongue, without evidence of inflammation; seen in Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome. 1, record 6, English, - scrotal%20tongue
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(Mongolism) The characteristic fissuring or furrowing of the tongue (scrotal tongue) is found in nearly all adult mongols. 1, record 6, English, - scrotal%20tongue
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- langue scrotale
1, record 6, French, langue%20scrotale
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- langue cérébriforme 1, record 6, French, langue%20c%C3%A9r%C3%A9briforme
feminine noun
- langue craquelée 1, record 6, French, langue%20craquel%C3%A9e
feminine noun
- langue labourée 1, record 6, French, langue%20labour%C3%A9e
- langue plicaturée 1, record 6, French, langue%20plicatur%C3%A9e
feminine noun
- plicata lingua 1, record 6, French, plicata%20lingua
Latin
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Affection généralement génotypique, fréquemment associée à la langue géographique et caractérisée par un épaississement de la langue qui est molle, étalée, dont la face dorsale est parcourue de nombreux plis transversaux irréguliers et dont la muqueuse présente une hypertrophie papillaire. 1, record 6, French, - langue%20scrotale
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(Mongolisme) La langue, d'abord marquée d'une glossite exfoliatrice-marginée (langue «géographique»), se creuse plus tard de plis et de fissures (langue plicaturée, langue «scrotale»). 1, record 6, French, - langue%20scrotale
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1994-06-03
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Economics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- economist-speak
1, record 7, English, economist%2Dspeak
noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[the] jargon used by economists. 1, record 7, English, - economist%2Dspeak
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Économique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- lingua economica
1, record 7, French, lingua%20economica
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1991-07-05
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Animal Diseases
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- smooth tongue
1, record 8, English, smooth%20tongue
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- epitheliogenesis imperfecta lingua bovis 2, record 8, English, epitheliogenesis%20imperfecta%20lingua%20bovis
Latin
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A congenital defect in cattle characterized by the absence of papillae on the dorsum of the tongue, hypersalivation, poor hair coat and illthrift. 2, record 8, English, - smooth%20tongue
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des animaux
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- langue lisse
1, record 8, French, langue%20lisse
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- epitheliogenesis imperfecta lingua bovis 2, record 8, French, epitheliogenesis%20imperfecta%20lingua%20bovis
Latin
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La langue lisse des bovins. Une anomalie de la langue se rencontre dans les races bovines Holstein-Frisonne et Brune de Suisse; elle est héréditaire comme un caractère récessif simple (1,2). Les papilles filiformes de la langue sont de petite taille, il y a exagération de la salivation, la robe est mal développée et les veaux ne sont pas en bon état. Les sujets hétérozygotes sont normaux. 1, record 8, French, - langue%20lisse
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1981-09-10
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Regional Dialects and Expressions
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- lingua franca
1, record 9, English, lingua%20franca
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
any of various hybrid or other languages that are used over a wide area as common or commercial tongue among peoples of diverse speech (as Hindustani, Swhahili). 1, record 9, English, - lingua%20franca
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
According to WEBIN, 1976, 1316, lingua franca has both latin and regular English plural forms, i.e. "linguae francae" and "lingua francas". 2, record 9, English, - lingua%20franca
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Régionalismes et usages particuliers
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- lingua franca
1, record 9, French, lingua%20franca
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- langue franque 2, record 9, French, langue%20franque
correct
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(...) "langue de relation" (c'est-à-dire langue utilisée habituellement entre elles par des personnes ayant des langues maternelles différentes; ainsi le souahéli en Afrique orientale, le malais en Indonésie, etc.). 1, record 9, French, - lingua%20franca
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1981-09-01
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
- Regional Dialects and Expressions
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- lingua franca
1, record 10, English, lingua%20franca
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a hybrid language of Italian, Spanish, French, Greek, Arabic, and Turkish elements, spoken in certain Mediterranean ports. 1, record 10, English, - lingua%20franca
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
According to WESEC, 1976, 823, "lingua franca" has both latin and regular English plural forms, i.e. "linguae francae" and "lingua francas". 2, record 10, English, - lingua%20franca
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
- Régionalismes et usages particuliers
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- lingua franca
1, record 10, French, lingua%20franca
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- langue franque 2, record 10, French, langue%20franque
correct
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sabir comprenant des éléments de différentes langues romanes, de grec, d'arabe et de turc, en usage jusqu'au XIXe s. dans les ports méditerranéens. 1, record 10, French, - lingua%20franca
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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