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Wundtaschen

English translation: pocket (of a wound)

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German term or phrase:Wundtaschen
English translation:pocket (of a wound)
Entered by: Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)

14:12 Nov 11, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical
German term or phrase: Wundtaschen
Zur Erfassung und Beurteilung einer Wunde!
Wie lautet der englische Begriff für Wundtasche(n)??
Schönen Dank!
Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
Germany
Local time: 18:42
pocket (of a wound)
Explanation:
source: EURODICAUTOM

I also found "pocket" in a definition of "abscess": "A localized collection of pus in a cavity (pocket) caused by the disintegration or displacement of tissue due to bacterial infection."

Maybe you could also use "cavity".
HTH
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Julia Fuchs (X)
Germany
Local time: 18:42
Grading comment
Danke für die Hilfe und v.a. die Webreferenzen!
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3 +3pocket (of a wound)
Julia Fuchs (X)


  

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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
pocket (of a wound)


Explanation:
source: EURODICAUTOM

I also found "pocket" in a definition of "abscess": "A localized collection of pus in a cavity (pocket) caused by the disintegration or displacement of tissue due to bacterial infection."

Maybe you could also use "cavity".
HTH


    Reference: http://www.hyperdictionary.com/medical/abscess
Julia Fuchs (X)
Germany
Local time: 18:42
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 44
Grading comment
Danke für die Hilfe und v.a. die Webreferenzen!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hilary Davies Shelby: not pleasant-sounding but correct i believe!
3 hrs
agree  szilard
7 hrs
agree  Stephen Old: Thanks, I knew I dad come across this before - cavity might be clearer for the lay person who is the target audience for my text
2366 days
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