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acte de biologie médicale

English translation: clinical laboratory services


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French term or phrase:acte de biologie médicale
English translation:clinical laboratory services
Entered by: Michael Lotz
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11:28 Oct 7, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care / medical insurance
French term or phrase: acte de biologie médicale
La participation forfaitaire s’applique pour ..... tout acte de biologie médicale.

I was thinking about "tests", but they also talk about "examens biologiques" which are certainly tests.
Alexandra Speirs
Local time: 02:42
clinical laboratory services
Explanation:
for the purposes and in the context of medical insurance coverage terminiology, this would be the inclusive translation of "acte de biologie médicale".....
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Michael Lotz
United States
Local time: 20:42
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Thanks again, this is the one that suits the context best!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +6clinical laboratory services
Michael Lotz
4medical lab work
Amanda Ménage
4bio-assayxxx::::::::::
4biological tests or biological sampling procedures for diagnostic purposes
Drmanu49


  

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biological tests or biological sampling procedures for diagnostic purposes


Explanation:
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Note added at 4 mins (2007-10-07 11:33:04 GMT)
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Motivations: Classification of biological samples for diagnostic purposes is a difficult task. because of the many decisions involved on the number, type, ...
bioinformatics.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/bth015v1.pdf

or for analytical and diagnostic purposes.

(EN) A system for performing molecular biological diagnosis, analysis and ... denaturation is detailed and analyzed for analytical and diagnostic purposes. ...
www.wipo.org/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?wo=1997012030 - 39k -

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Note added at 9 mins (2007-10-07 11:37:35 GMT)
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I would probably translate the sentence by:

this rate applies to any biological procedure for analytical and diagnostic purposes

[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] · Biological Procedures Online: an electronic techniques journal serving biochemists and biologists ...
www.biologicalprocedures.com/bpo/arts/1/contents.htm - 97k

Drmanu49
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bio-assay


Explanation:
français
anglais

test biologique n. m.
bio-assay




xxx::::::::::
Iraq
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
medical lab work


Explanation:
All-encompassing term, which allows you to speak of specific tests later on without being redundant.

Amanda Ménage
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
clinical laboratory services


Explanation:
for the purposes and in the context of medical insurance coverage terminiology, this would be the inclusive translation of "acte de biologie médicale".....

Michael Lotz
United States
Local time: 20:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 163
Grading comment
Thanks again, this is the one that suits the context best!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Isabelle Berquin
6 mins
  -> thanks Isabelle

agree  liz askew: .1.6.Medical analysis laboratory The Nomenclature des Actes de Biologie Médicale – NABM was created by the law of 3 April 1985. It has the same functioning and the same role as the NGAP but only concerns laboratorytests
49 mins
  -> thanks Liz

agree  Dr Sue Levy
1 hr
  -> thanks Sue

agree  Tony M
4 hrs
  -> thanks Tony

agree  sktrans
12 hrs
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agree  Assimina Vavoula
17 hrs
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Oct 12, 2007 - Changes made by Michael Lotz:
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