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English translation: posterior-anterior


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Hungarian term or phrase:PA
English translation:posterior-anterior
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10:33 Nov 30, 2011
Hungarian to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care / Zárójelentés
Hungarian term or phrase: PA
Dear forum,

What does this mean in the following context:

Rontgen eredmenyek:
Csapolas utani PA: Jobb rekesz kisse magasabban all, sinusban meg [..] ujjnyi folyadek

Thanks for your help!
Jilt
Jilt
Local time: 23:00
posterior-anterior
Explanation:
Direction of the radiography.
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Krisztina Varga, MD
Hungary
Local time: 23:00
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5 +3posterior-anterior
Krisztina Varga, MD
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Helpful book
Katalin Horvath McClure

  

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posterior-anterior


Explanation:
Direction of the radiography.

Krisztina Varga, MD
Hungary
Local time: 23:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian
PRO pts in category: 119

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Katalin Horvath McClure: PA (posteroanterior): In anatomy, PA stands for posteroanterior: from back-to-front. For example, a PA X-ray of the chest is taken from back-to-front. PA in this respect is the opposite of AP which stands for anteroposterior: from front-to-back.
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agree  JANOS SAMU
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agree  Iosif JUHASZ
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Reference comments


4 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: Helpful book

Reference information:
Orvosi rövidítések - Gyakorlatorientált gyűjtemény

Zafir Press, 2009

Orvosi adattár
64 oldal
Kötés: papír / puha kötés
ISBN: 9789638827548

Katalin Horvath McClure
United States
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian
PRO pts in category: 12

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agree  hollowman2
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