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Medical (general) / Medical report | | Danish term or phrase: agraffer | This is part of a medical report. It says, "Der lukkes i... mod liaca-karret ud gennem incisionen i hø. fossa, agraffer i hud".
I am not sure what "agraffer" means. Any suggestions would be appreciated. |
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 Christine Andersen
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4 hrs confidence:   agraffes or clasps
Explanation:
www.denstoredanske.dk:
agraf, (fr. agrafe 'spænde' af agraffer 'fastgøre, hænge fast'), i kirurgien en klemme, opfundet af Gaston Michel, der holder sårrande sammen.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2011-07-30 07:48:36 GMT)
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Gyldendals Medicinsk-Odontologisk Ordbog (online-udgave):
"DA agraf > EN agraffe
a clamplike instrument for maintaining the edges of a wound in apposition"
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Note added at 4 hrs (2011-07-30 07:53:35 GMT)
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I take back the other suggestion ("clasp"). Wrong context.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2011-07-30 08:29:38 GMT)
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http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php:
"agraffe
Type: Term
Pronunciation: ah-graf′
Definitions:
1. An appliance for clamping together the edges of a wound, used in lieu of sutures."
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Note added at 5 hrs (2011-07-30 08:57:16 GMT)
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Der Große Reuter - Medizin, Pharmakologie, Zahnmedizin:
DE Wundklammer > EN agraffe, agrafe
DE Wundklemme > EN agraffe, agrafe
DE Hautklammer > EN skin staple
What's the difference – if any?
| Stefanie Rasmussen
Denmark
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4 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +3 Surgical staples
Explanation:
This site explains about removing them (if you scroll down past the discussion of sutures).
http://e-dok.rm.dk/e-dok/e_600605.nsf/SoegeView/810D664BB1D2...
´Agraffe´ is used too, but many of the English language sites I have found are translated, e.g. from French or German.
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Note added at 21 hrs (2011-07-31 00:56:46 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surgical_staple
| Christine Andersen
Denmark
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