Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

constater un léger déficit de la flexion latérale droite

English translation:

observe a slight deficit of lateral right flexion

Added to glossary by Yolanda Broad
Sep 18, 2003 17:54
20 yrs ago
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a slight deficit of lateral right flexion is observed

It's a no-brainer apart from the use of the passive--standard in medical reports in English.

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Note added at 2003-09-18 18:30:24 (GMT)
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Or \"deficit in\" might be better.

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Note added at 2003-09-18 18:30:51 (GMT)
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Or \"deficit in\" might be better.

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Note added at 2003-09-18 18:54:05 (GMT)
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Oops! I meant \"right lateral\" (#%$& dyslexia!).

So the whole sentence would be:

\"A slight deficit in right lateral flexion is observed\"
Peer comment(s):

agree Sarah Walls : yes, in rigbt lateral flexion; deficit is definitely correct
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agree sktrans
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agree laure claesen (X) : agree, I found the same word in a text dealing with chiropratics
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We notice a slight impairment with regard to the right lateral flexion

Et voila, fallait le dire!

La citation ci-dessous illustre un petit peu le theme:

Spine Articulations. Cervical. Flexion. Bending the joint resulting in
a ... Lateral Flexion (Abduction). Lateral movement away from the midline ...
www.exrx.net/Articulations/Spine.html - 9k - Cached - Similar pages

Peer comment(s):

disagree Richard Benham : "Deficit" is standard medical usage in English as in French, and "with regard to" is wordy and vague. Also, the passive is used in medical writing in English.
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we confirm a slight defect/slight deterioration in the right lateral bend

Testing was designed to simulate a slow bending of the torso in the sagittal (flexion and exten- sion), frontal (left and right lateral bend- ing), and ...
www.smaservicesinc.com/soa/jsoawt99/molz.pdf

Peer comment(s):

disagree Richard Benham : Sorry, but everything in this is wrong in some way, except "a slight".
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