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07:58 Aug 26, 2009
English to Finnish translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Instruments
Additional field(s): Medical: Dentistry
English term or phrase: mallet
Definition from Centre Cosmetic Reconstructive Dentistry:
A surgical instrument in the shape of a double-ended blunt hammer, used to drive other surgical tools or devices into bone.

Example sentence(s):
  • Typically, such a guide is secured to an end of a bone, such as a tibia, with surgical pins prior to resection. In many instances force must be applied to the surgical pins, typically with a surgical mallet, to insert the pins into bone. Device for inserting a surgical pin
  • The osteotome is very sharp on the business end of it and can be inserted and tapped manually with a rubber or nylon tipped mallet (hammer) or more commonly, a stainless surgical mallet (which can be easily sterilized to reduce risk of infection and prolong its use. All About Revision Rhinoplasty
  • The surgical mallet is used along with a selected chisel to split teeth or reduce alveolar bone. Surgical products marketplace
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5 +1vasara
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vasara


Definition from PIRAMK:
Vasaroita käytetään talttojen ja muiden välineiden lyömiseen (Lukkari, Kinnunen &
Korte 2007, 185). Vasaroita (kuva 49) on useita eri kokoja. Isoimmat vasarat ovat
lonkkatoimenpiteissä käytettäviä. Vasaraa käytetään myös komponenttien paikalleen
lyömiseen, mutta välissä käytetään esimerkiksi impaktoria.

Example sentence(s):
  • Transorbitaalisessa tekniikassa jääpiikkimäinen instrumentti naputettiin pienellä vasaralla kyynelpussin ja silmäkuopan sisäreunan kautta etukuoppaan ja naskalin vartta kääntelemällä tehtiin viuhkamainen valkean aineen halkaisu molemmin puolin. - Wikipedia  
Minna Wood MITI (Purring CAT Ltd.)
Local time: 17:21
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish

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