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piocitos

English translation: pus cells

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Spanish term or phrase:piocitos
English translation:pus cells
Entered by: Mónica Guzmán

02:47 Aug 30, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / Exámenes
Spanish term or phrase: piocitos
Componente de un análisis de orina, disculpen que no tengo en este momento diccionario de términos médicos.
Muchas gracias.
Mónica Guzmán
Argentina
Local time: 20:35
pus cells
Explanation:
That's how they are commonly called in English.
The other word is pyocytes, but is rarely used.

Results 1 - 10 of about 97 English pages for pyocytes
Results 1 - 10 of about 37 English pages for pyocites
Results 1 - 10 of about 1,860,000 for pus cells

Normally Two to three pus cells are present in HPF. (high power field of microscope). If more than 5 it indicates urinary tract infection or non infectious ...
www.aarogya.com/Conditions/diagnostictests/routineurine2.as...

Threads are fished out for examination under the microscope, as the presence of pus cells or bacteria can help with the diagnosis. ...
www.tiscali.co.uk/lifestyle/healthfitness/menshealth/part1_... - 45k -

pus cell -->. pus corpuscle. One of the polymorphonuclear leukocytes that comprise the chief portion of the formed elements in pus. Synonym: pus cell ...
cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?pus+cell - 3k



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Note added at 49 mins (2007-08-30 03:36:22 GMT)
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Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the general term given to infection of the urinary system, with bacteria and pus cells being present in the urine. ...
hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/Mosby_factsheets/Urinary_tract_infection.html - 40k

Diccionario Mosby de medicina:
Piocito: (pus cell), leucocito polimorfonuclear necrótico.

Pyocyte or Pyocite do not appear in the Dorland's Medical Dictionary.
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Roxanna Delgado
United States
Local time: 19:35
Grading comment
¡Muchas gracias! Quedó como pus cells.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +5pus cells
Roxanna Delgado


  

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pus cells


Explanation:
That's how they are commonly called in English.
The other word is pyocytes, but is rarely used.

Results 1 - 10 of about 97 English pages for pyocytes
Results 1 - 10 of about 37 English pages for pyocites
Results 1 - 10 of about 1,860,000 for pus cells

Normally Two to three pus cells are present in HPF. (high power field of microscope). If more than 5 it indicates urinary tract infection or non infectious ...
www.aarogya.com/Conditions/diagnostictests/routineurine2.as...

Threads are fished out for examination under the microscope, as the presence of pus cells or bacteria can help with the diagnosis. ...
www.tiscali.co.uk/lifestyle/healthfitness/menshealth/part1_... - 45k -

pus cell -->. pus corpuscle. One of the polymorphonuclear leukocytes that comprise the chief portion of the formed elements in pus. Synonym: pus cell ...
cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?pus+cell - 3k



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Note added at 49 mins (2007-08-30 03:36:22 GMT)
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Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the general term given to infection of the urinary system, with bacteria and pus cells being present in the urine. ...
hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/Mosby_factsheets/Urinary_tract_infection.html - 40k

Diccionario Mosby de medicina:
Piocito: (pus cell), leucocito polimorfonuclear necrótico.

Pyocyte or Pyocite do not appear in the Dorland's Medical Dictionary.

Roxanna Delgado
United States
Local time: 19:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 315
Grading comment
¡Muchas gracias! Quedó como pus cells.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dr. Roy Bheekha: ...but if you wanna stick with pyocites, beware of the correct spelling --> pyocYtes
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Dr. Bheekha.

agree  Dr Sue Levy (X): 100% correct
2 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot Sue.

agree  liz askew: Well, yes, of course!
4 hrs
  -> Hi Liz. Thanks.

agree  Rachel Fell
5 hrs
  -> Thanks Rachel.

agree  Patrick Weill
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