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aksiale snitte

English translation: axial slice


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Afrikaans term or phrase:aksiale snitte
English translation:axial slice
Entered by: Jennifer Price
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18:16 Oct 17, 2007
Afrikaans to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / aksiale snitte
Afrikaans term or phrase: aksiale snitte
die aksiale snitte vertoon...
Jennifer Price
Local time: 16:44
axial slice
Explanation:
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Note added at 32 mins (2007-10-17 18:48:03 GMT)
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slices sorry
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Dr Sue Levy
Local time: 23:44
Grading comment
THank you so much
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1axial sliceDr Sue Levy
5axial sectionspamhog


  

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axial slice


Explanation:
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Note added at 32 mins (2007-10-17 18:48:03 GMT)
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slices sorry

Dr Sue Levy
Local time: 23:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
THank you so much

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Johan Venter
6 mins
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
axial section


Explanation:
This should refer to a drawing or an image, not to smtg mechanical.

An axial section is a flat representation of something on a plane that cuts the axis of an object at a right angle.

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Note added at 40 mins (2007-10-17 18:56:16 GMT) Post-grading
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oops... right, sectionS

Example sentence(s):
  • Any given NMR axial section of an elephant's tusk clearly showns whether blood vessels reached that far.

    Reference: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~rswenson/Atlas/AxialHead/index.htm...
spamhog
Local time: 23:44

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Dr Sue Levy: this is about a CT scan Filippo (see previous questions) - the term "slice" is used more commonly than "sections" although both are correct
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