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English translation: brain metastases


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German term or phrase:Hirnfilae
English translation:brain metastases
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German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / anatomy, CT scan
German term or phrase: Hirnfilae
I thought it might be "cerebral filae", but am uncertain. The whole context is : "Schaedel-CT: keine Hirnfilae"
Trinh Do
Australia
brain metastases
Explanation:
I think it might be a typo for "Hirnfiliae", and "Filiae" is another word for "Metastase / Tochtergeschwulst" in the case of cancer

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Note added at 27 mins (2009-11-06 13:42:15 GMT)
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"Cerebral metastases" is also possible.

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Note added at 30 mins (2009-11-06 13:45:07 GMT)
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Yes, "Filiae" (there is an extra "i" in it) is derived from Latin and just means "daughters" in Latin, I think. You can google "Hirnfiliae" (with the "i" after the "l") and you will find several entries, and you can also google "Filiae" and find explanations that it means "Metastasen" or "Tochtergeschwulst".

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Note added at 32 mins (2009-11-06 13:47:06 GMT)
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"Filae" (without the "i" after the "l") is another Latin word and is the plural of "Filum", which means "Faden" in German, if I remeber this right, but I think they mean "filiae" here, so it would be a typo.
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Dr. Johanna Schmitt
Germany
Local time: 00:10
Grading comment
Thank you. This answers my question.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +7brain metastases
Dr. Johanna Schmitt


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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
brain metastases


Explanation:
I think it might be a typo for "Hirnfiliae", and "Filiae" is another word for "Metastase / Tochtergeschwulst" in the case of cancer

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Note added at 27 mins (2009-11-06 13:42:15 GMT)
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"Cerebral metastases" is also possible.

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Note added at 30 mins (2009-11-06 13:45:07 GMT)
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Yes, "Filiae" (there is an extra "i" in it) is derived from Latin and just means "daughters" in Latin, I think. You can google "Hirnfiliae" (with the "i" after the "l") and you will find several entries, and you can also google "Filiae" and find explanations that it means "Metastasen" or "Tochtergeschwulst".

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Note added at 32 mins (2009-11-06 13:47:06 GMT)
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"Filae" (without the "i" after the "l") is another Latin word and is the plural of "Filum", which means "Faden" in German, if I remeber this right, but I think they mean "filiae" here, so it would be a typo.

Dr. Johanna Schmitt
Germany
Local time: 00:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 115
Grading comment
Thank you. This answers my question.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, it certainly helps.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Goldcoaster: argumentation sounds convincing
48 mins
  -> Vielen Dank, Goldcoaster! So viele Jahre Latein müssen ja für irgendetwas gut sein ;-)
agree  MMUlr: Absolutely: Filiae -> metastases
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, MMUlr!
agree  Marga Shaw
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Marga!
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
3 hrs
  -> Vielen Dank, Harald!
agree  Ingrid Moore
4 hrs
  -> Vielen Dank, Ingrid!
agree  lirka
1 day5 hrs
agree  Susanne Schiewe
1 day7 hrs
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