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French: allure alélectatique

English translation: focal density suggestive of atelectasis



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French term or phrase:allure atélectatique
English translation:focal density suggestive of atelectasis
Entered by:Michael Lotz
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French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care / Radiology for lungs
French term or phrase: allure alélectatique
The context is:
Apparition d'une densité d'allure atélectatique à la base du poumon gauche.
Aspect de fracture de ce qui est le 8ème arc costal le long de la ligne auxillaire antérieure, ce qui serait mieux évalué par un cliché de l'hémithorax.

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L Taylor
United States
an focal density or opacity suggestive of atelectasis
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Michael Lotz
United States
Note from asker to answerer
Thank you Michael
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5an focal density or opacity suggestive of atelectasis
Michael Lotz
5a density of atelectic appearance
Mireille K
4atelectatic appearanceGeorges Tocco


  


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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
a density of atelectic appearance

Explanation:
in lung lesions

Mireille K
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral Georges Tocco: atelecTAtic actually
5 mins
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
une densité d'allure atélectatique an focal density or opacity suggestive of atelectasis

Explanation:
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Michael Lotz
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 111
Note from asker to answerer
Thank you Michael

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Dr Sue Levy
11 mins
  -> thanks Sue !

agree xxxsarahl
18 mins
  -> thank you sarahl !

agree Michael Barnett: density yes... "Opacity" is a quality of "density" not mentioned in source.
53 mins
  -> thanks Michael

agree Angela Dickson
13 hrs
  -> thanks Angela

agree DFBEN: It appears as a mass of collapsed alveoli due to bronchial obstruction.
1 day2 hrs
  -> thank you Poulaine
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
atelectatic appearance

Explanation:
typo for aTélectatique
Atelectasis is the collapse of part or all of a lung by blockage of the air passages
plenty of hits

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Note added at 14 mins (2005-11-03 20:01:09 GMT)
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see for example:
http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/section6/chapter71/71...


Georges Tocco
United States
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 8
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