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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"
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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"Cerebral metastases" is also possible.
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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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"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.
Yes, it does have some relevance with breast cancer. "filae" does look like a Latin term and certainly is not a typo.
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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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"Cerebral metastases" is also possible.
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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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"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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