(most often in plural, as in French). English doesn't have a specific word like French.
Greetings,

Nikolaus


http://www.science.ubc.ca/~biomania/tutorial/skin/skin01b.ht...

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hmm, I wonder, why most of the others seem to have such difficulties with that word. Already your text itself makes it abundantly clear, that (plainly human) skin appendages are meant here, not dander or anything restricted to animals.

For further evidence I add some French references that explain the French use of the word :

http://www.vulgaris-medical.com/textp/phanere.htm

http://afa.asso.fr/forum.htm?droite=corresp/679.html

http://www.activpharma.com/index.asp?Page=http://www.activph...

http://www.med.univ-rennes1.fr/noment/cim10/cim10-c17.c_p10....

Already asket a few weeks ago, see the Kudoz glossary too
Reference Termium
Domaine(s)
  – Immunology
Domaine(s)
  – Immunologie
 
dander Source

phanère Source MASC

poils et squames
d'animaux Source MASC

duvet animal Source
MASC

particules animales
Source FÉM

DEF – Heterogenous
particles shed from the
surface of the skin of
various animals, as of
cats and dogs, and
commonly a cause of
allergic reactions in atopic
individuals. Dander
consists of
microorganisms,
desquamated epithelial
cells, fragments of hair,
and sebaceous material.
Source

CONT – The IgE antibody
which mediates positive
immediate skin tests to
pollen, dust mite and
animal dander allergens
forms part of an immune
response that also
includes IgG antibody, IgA
antibody, and T cells.
Source

DEF – Produits de
dégradation de la peau,
des poils et des cheveux
des humains ou des
animaux qui constituen



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integument phanère n. m.

Déf. :
Parties du tégument subissant une kératinisation intense ou inhabituelle (ongles, cheveux, dents).

selon GDT

This is a possibility but dander may be your best one. Being a patent you may want to use the more technical sounding term I've indicated here.

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