substance corporelle

Definitions of substance corporelle
  1. noun
    the substance of the body
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    substance corporelle solide
    the solid parts of the body
    liquide corporel
    the liquid parts of the body
    bosse, enflure
    any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part
    émail, émail dentaire
    hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth
    humeur aqueuse de l'îil
    the limpid fluid within the eyeball between the cornea and the lens
    lait
    produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young
    liquide amniotique
    the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion
    sang
    the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets
    plasma, plasma sanguin, sérum, sérum sanguin
    an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates
    lymphe
    a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels
    sécrétion
    a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell
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