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English translation: break through (the skin)

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18:34 Nov 19, 2009

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Medical - Medical (general) / surgery for an angioma

French term or phrase: s'accoucher

Appears in a report about surgery to remove an occipital hematoma. This is the context "L'hematome est tres superficiel. Il va s'accoucher et se vidanger spontanement." (apologies about missing accents).
Does anyone know what this means?
Maggie

Maggie Rosengarten KudoZ activity Questions: 64 (none open) (1 without valid answers) Answers: 0
Local time: 20:27

English translation:break through (the skin)

Explanation:
The hematoma, because it is so superficial, will break through the skin (or whatever tissue is containing it) and drain spontaneously. I have not seen the verb s'accoucher used in this sense before, but it is quite descriptive, no? The clot of blood will break out and deliver itself metaphorically like a newborn!

This is in quite marked contradistinction to "hematoma resorption" which is a slow process by which the trapped blood is reabsorbed into the circulation without ever breaking out to the exterior.

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Michael Barnett
Local time: 15:27

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Your answer explained everything and was very helpful. Thanks very much, Maggie
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break through (the skin)

Michael Barnett

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hematoma resorption

S halder

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break through (the skin)

Michael Barnett
Local time: 15:27
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Your answer explained everything and was very helpful. Thanks very much, Maggie

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hematoma resorption

Explanation:
Should be enough; commonly used!

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Note added at 11 hrs (2009-11-20 06:31:17 GMT)
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I think what they wanted to say is- the hematoma will undergo spontaneous resorption.

S halder
Local time: 21:27
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It will be spontaneously reabsorbed.

Anne-Marie Grant
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Asker: Thanks a lot for this clarifying note Maggie

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