Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
Kalibersprong
English translation:
change in caliber
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Edirel Susanna
Jun 15, 2009 11:32
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Kalibersprong
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Medical: Cardiology
Kalibersprong: vermoeden van obstructie tgv peritoneale meta's.
I believe that Kalibersprong can be translated as: sudden change in diameter. Let me know what you think.
Thanks
I believe that Kalibersprong can be translated as: sudden change in diameter. Let me know what you think.
Thanks
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | change in caliber |
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| 3 -1 | sudden dilation |
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Proposed translations
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change in caliber
calibre if British English.
Note the abrupt change in luminal caliber from dilated to collapsed bowel.
http://books.google.com/books?id=sOrK6q5ith4C&pg=PA478&lpg=P...
http://bjr.birjournals.org/cgi/content/full/79/947/880
change in calibre of the vessel wall.
Note the abrupt change in luminal caliber from dilated to collapsed bowel.
http://books.google.com/books?id=sOrK6q5ith4C&pg=PA478&lpg=P...
http://bjr.birjournals.org/cgi/content/full/79/947/880
change in calibre of the vessel wall.
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50 mins
sudden dilation
It might in fact be a "sudden bowel dilation". See the definition (in Dutch) of "kalibersprong" below.
Example sentence:
Bij een coloninloop geeft de stenose het kenmerkende beeld van een ‘kalibersprong’: een abrupte overgang van een distaal gelegen, aganglionair darmsegment met een kleine of normale omvang, naar een gedilateerd, proximaal ganglionair gedeelte
Peer comment(s):
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Tina Vonhof (X)
: The change can go either way, wider or narrower.
1 hr
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