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traction

Spanish translation: estiramiento

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English term or phrase:traction
Spanish translation:estiramiento
Entered by: kunstkoenigin

14:12 Mar 29, 2005
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Medical: Health Care / quiropr�ctica
English term or phrase: traction
Additionally, it's important to recognize that, for the brain to do any communicating with the body it must send the signals through the spinal column. Within the spinal column lies the brain stem and spinal cord. Again, misalignment or poor placement of the spine would then ***traction*** the brain that could lead to poor development, altered brain function, and potentially reduced output of important glandular chemical hormones.
Lida Garcia
Peru
Local time: 00:01
estiramiento
Explanation:
lo que resulta bastante extraño es que el cerebro pueda ser traccionado.
Existe en la quiropráctica maniobras de tracción del cuello, pero de estiramiento o tracción del cerebro nunca he oído.

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Note added at 1 hr 10 mins (2005-03-29 15:23:10 GMT)
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tensión
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kunstkoenigin
Local time: 07:01
Grading comment
gracias!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5arrastra, impulsa, moviliza
Walter Landesman
3 +1traccion
Fuseila
3estiramiento
kunstkoenigin


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
traccion


Explanation:
pondría en tracción

Fuseila
Local time: 07:01
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

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agree  Hugo Silva
2 hrs
  -> gracias Hugo
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
arrastra, impulsa, moviliza


Explanation:
ok

Walter Landesman
Uruguay
Local time: 02:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 192
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
estiramiento


Explanation:
lo que resulta bastante extraño es que el cerebro pueda ser traccionado.
Existe en la quiropráctica maniobras de tracción del cuello, pero de estiramiento o tracción del cerebro nunca he oído.

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Note added at 1 hr 10 mins (2005-03-29 15:23:10 GMT)
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tensión

kunstkoenigin
Local time: 07:01
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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gracias!
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