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組織硬度計

English translation: Tissue hardness meter

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Japanese term or phrase:	組織硬度計
English translation:	Tissue hardness meter
Entered by:	Li Gang

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11:50 Feb 13, 2007

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Japanese term or phrase: 組織硬度計

Is tissue hardnesss tester the right translation for 組織硬度計?
I can get many hits with hardness tester but not tissue hardness tester.

TIA

Li Gang KudoZ activity Questions: 705 (10 open) (8 without valid answers) (16 closed without grading) Answers: 12 China
Local time: 05:13

Tissue hardness meter

Explanation:
Based on below, 'muscle meter' also seems possible, but as there is also a product called 筋硬度計, I'd go with my suggestion

生体組織硬度計 PEK-1
本機は、明治鍼灸大学様と弊社との共同開発によって製品化されました。 ... 名称:生体組織硬度計 PEK-1 測定方式:任意荷重瞬間点計測方式電源:リチウム電池 ...
www.imonet.jp/Products/igaku/html/pek.html

Figure 1 Tissue hardness meter (Muscle Meter PEK-1). Figure 2 Measurement of the KEM tissue hardness at knee. extended position using a tissue hardness ...
www.shobix.co.jp/jssf/tempfiles/journal/2006/015.pdf

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Note added at 8 hrs (2007-02-13 20:02:08 GMT)
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'Tissue' is definitely wrong for non-living materials. Sorry! Must read question more carefully.

Selected response from:

Steven F Smith
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:13

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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided
4	Tissue hardness meter	Steven F Smith
2	structural hardness tester	V N Ganesh

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

4 hrs confidence:

structural hardness tester

Explanation:
structural hardness tester

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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-02-13 15:56:34 GMT)
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Qualitest offers extensive range of advanced testing equipment such as Barcol Hardness Tester. Our Range of Barcol Hardness Testers consists of two range of ...
www.worldoftest.com/barcol.htm - 35k

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Note added at 5 hrs (2007-02-13 17:18:50 GMT)
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BARCOL HARDNESS - A hardness value obtained by measuring the resistance to penetration of a sharp steel point under a spring load. The instrument, called the Barcol impressor, gives a direct reading on a 0 to 100 scale. The hardness value is often used as a measure of the degree of cure of a plastic...
www.fibreglass.com/HOWTO/k-frp-terms.htm - 50k -

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Note added at 5 hrs (2007-02-13 17:45:44 GMT)
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Please omit 'structural' from the answer.

V N Ganesh
India
Local time: 02:43
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 3

16 mins confidence:

Tissue hardness meter

Steven F Smith
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:13
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

Notes to answerer

Asker: Yes by your answer I noticed that tissue refers to the tissue in human body in most cases, can it also refer to tissues in materials

Asker: Sorry, you are right. I think the context is for human tissue after I read it carefully. 当社の製品は，組織硬度計を皮膚に押しつける際の力を計測して

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組織硬度計

English translation: Tissue hardness meter