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English translation: osteopenia

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French term or phrase:	osteopenie
English translation:	osteopenia
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09:44 Nov 5, 2005

French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care / femme et sante

French term or phrase: osteopenie

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amritha KudoZ activity Questions: 121 (none open) (1 without valid answers) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 21 India
Local time: 01:40

ostepenia

Explanation:
One of the most common findings in skeletal radiology is increased radiolucency of bone, most properly termed osteopenia.

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http://www.rad.washington.edu/mskbook/osteopenia.html

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That should of course be osteopenia

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Kate Hudson
Netherlands
Local time: 21:10

Grading comment

thank you Kate
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Summary of answers provided

5 +11

ostepenia

Kate Hudson

Discussion entries: 2

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peer agreement (net): +11

ostepenia

Kate Hudson
Netherlands
Local time: 21:10
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PRO pts in category: 20

Grading comment

thank you Kate

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

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Dr Sue Levy

23 mins

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Daphne Theodoraki: osteopenia - literally meaning "bone poverty" :-)

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Mireille K

3 hrs

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Peter Shortall

5 hrs

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Georges Tocco

6 hrs

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Michael Barnett: The translation is correct. Osteopenia, however, has developed a more restrictive definition based on quantitative bone density. Increased radioluncency of bone is best termed "increased radiolucency". ;-)

7 hrs

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DocteurPC: sans plus de contexte, (contexte?) une traduction directe semble la meilleure option

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ACOZ

14 hrs

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Lamprini Kosma