Re: German>English terminology

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In a message dated 05/05/2004 11:53:17 GMT Standard Time,

Lotsofwordz@... writes:

Luxation=contusion?

3. Plattenosteosynthese (in fracture treatment)

4. fixateur externe

5. jet lavage = sic?

Luxation = dislocation (i.e. displacement of joint without bone fracture)

Jet lavage = jet lavage

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Hello ,

> 3. Plattenosteosynthese (in fracture treatment)

plating, plate osteosynthesis

> 4. fixateur externe

external fixation

> 5. jet lavage = sic?

jet lavage

> 9. AfA Kosten

Absetzung für Abnutzung?

http://www.steuernetz.de/content/ste2003/gse/afa.html

Regards,

Gitta

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At 06:51 AM 5/5/2004, you wrote:

>Dear colleagues,

>

>I am translating an article about the risk of infection to hospital staff.

>The following terms occur, and need English equivalents:

>

>2. Luxation=contusion?

Dislocation (I associate this word largely with homeopathy)

>5. jet lavage = sic?

Lavage under high pressure???

>7. Kautelen = protection? infected patients?

This I found in a 1948 German medical dictionary: [cautelae]:

Vorsichtsmassregeln

>8. Overheads - einmulartikel = wastage?

prob. Einmalartikel = single-use

>9. AfA Kosten

Absetzung fuer Abnuetzung = depreciatio for wear and tear

>Many thanks,

>

> Kinory MITI

>

>

>

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>2. Luxation= dislocation (ie. complete loss of contact between the

>articulating surfaces of adjacent bones)

>

>3. Plattenosteosynthese = plate osteosynthesis

http://www.gesundheit.de/roche/ro30000/r30621.html

>4. fixateur externe = external fixation system / pin / device (as per context)

>5. jet lavage = sic? flushing collection technique (more context, please?)

>6. durchgeschobene platte (in fracture treatment)

see: ... minimal invasiver Techniken (so genannte durchgeschobene Platte),

and then:

http://www.aofoundation.org/literature/humancases/case12/index.shtml

>7. Kautelen = protection? infected patients?

See Eurodicautom:

precautionary measures / precautions

aseptischer Kautelen = asepsis

http://www.gesundheit.de/roche/ro00000/r2372.html

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