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French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Cardiology / in the context of CT of the skull | | French term or phrase: les citernes de la base sont dans les limites de la normale | | it has to do with the area of the brain but not sure of technical term in english( trans. doc. of CT scan of the skull/brain |
| | | basal cisterns are within normal limits | Explanation:
the way neuroradiologists might say it:basal cisterns
one reference from UK, one from US....
The French may in fact be a calque of medical English jargon: within normal limits
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Note added at 1 heure (2009-09-10 11:38:19 GMT)
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And the plural "cisterns" rather than the more correct Latin form "cisternae" is commonly found in current usage. Loss of classical education level, alas. |
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15 mins confidence:   lower cisternae are within the range of normal
Explanation:
The pH lay within the physiological range and was not adjusted. .... the removal of ventricular fluid to lower intracranial pressure to a normal range. ...
thejns.org/doi/pdf/10.3171/jns.1968.29.6.0597 -
5 Mar 2009 ... In both cases, the structure has a low attenuation on CT and a low ... of the cisterna chyli, 16.8 HU, is within the normal range for fluid. ...
www.radiology.casereports.net/index.../588
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Note added at 50 mins (2009-09-10 11:22:49 GMT)
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or normal range
| Drmanu49
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +3 basal cisterns are within normal limits
Explanation:
the way neuroradiologists might say it:basal cisterns
one reference from UK, one from US....
The French may in fact be a calque of medical English jargon: within normal limits
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Note added at 1 heure (2009-09-10 11:38:19 GMT)
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And the plural "cisterns" rather than the more correct Latin form "cisternae" is commonly found in current usage. Loss of classical education level, alas.
Reference: http://www.crash.lshtm.ac.uk/ctscanlarge.htm
Reference: http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/smd/Rad/headCT.htm
| Michael Lotz
United States
Local time: 23:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 138
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