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PAPILLES [2 records]

Record 1 2008-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Animal Anatomy
OBS

They are filiform, four to six millimetres in length, covering the superficial surface of the coronary corium, entering the openings of the coronary groove, and nourishing the stratum germinativum of the hoof.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Anatomie animale
OBS

Projection filiforme du bourrelet principal. Elles sont en très grand nombre et nourrissent la couche germinative de la corne du sabot.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Mouth
DEF

Finger-like elevations seen on mucous membrane of the tongue.

Key term(s)
  • papillae

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cavité buccale
DEF

Petites saillies digitées sur la muqueuse de la langue.

Key term(s)
  • papilles

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Boca
PHR

papila gustativa.

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