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fijne/grove motoriek

English translation: fine/gross motor skills, fine/gross motor control


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Dutch term or phrase:fijne/grove motoriek
English translation:fine/gross motor skills, fine/gross motor control
Entered by: Antoinette Verburg
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08:12 Feb 1, 2007
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Medical - Medical (general)
Dutch term or phrase: fijne/grove motoriek
diploma van de lagere school
motorische ontwikkeling; fijne motoriek - voorkeurshand etc., grove motoriek - gooien en vangen etc.

Weet iemand overigens een goed medisch woordenboek of een online bron?
Titia Dijkstra
Local time: 05:26
fine/gross motor skills
Explanation:
Zie refs.

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Antoinette Verburg
Netherlands
Local time: 05:26
Grading comment
Dear all,
I had a really hard time choosing between you all. I very much appreciate the list of Saskia. But I used this, so the points go to Antoinette.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2fine/gross motor control
Mike Wilkinson
3 +2fine/gross motor skills
Antoinette Verburg
3 +1fine/gross locomotion
Saskia Steur


  

Answers


11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
fine/gross motor skills


Explanation:
Zie refs.




    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_skill
    Reference: http://www.about-cerebral-palsy.org/definition/motor-functio...
Antoinette Verburg
Netherlands
Local time: 05:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 18
Grading comment
Dear all,
I had a really hard time choosing between you all. I very much appreciate the list of Saskia. But I used this, so the points go to Antoinette.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Els Spin: skills vind ik in deze context passender
7 hrs

agree  Tina Vonhof: This is what it is called in developmental psychology.
12 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fine/gross locomotion


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locomotion


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Note added at 7 mins (2007-02-01 08:19:58 GMT)
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Hier zijn een aantal online medische woordenlijsten. Misschien heb je er iets aan
http://www.ochrid.dds.nl/MedAna.htm
http://www.salus.it/voca4/EN/lijst.html
http://www.amershamhealth.com/medcyclopaedia/medical/volume ...
http://allserv.rug.ac.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/welcome.html
http://www.ochrid.dds.nl/MedFunc.htm
http://www.ziekenhuis.nl/index.php?cat=woordenboek


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Note added at 12 mins (2007-02-01 08:24:59 GMT)
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Maar men heeft het in het Engels ook over 'motor control' Misschien komt dat beter in de buurt, gezien de context

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002364.htm
Fine motor control and gross motor control

Saskia Steur
Local time: 05:26
Native speaker of: Dutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  vic voskuil: yep, it really does say: "Fine motor control and gross motor control"...
4 hrs
  -> Dankjewel, Vic!
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
fine/gross motor control


Explanation:
"fine motor control" is common, "gross" mostly only added when distinguishing between the two

Mike Wilkinson
Local time: 05:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Saskia Steur: Ì had alread listed the motor control options in my explanation
26 mins

agree  writeaway
30 mins
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