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coraza abdominal

English translation: abdominal shell


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09:43 Nov 29, 2009
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Medical - Medical (general) / Surgery
Spanish term or phrase: coraza abdominal
El abdomen estaba completamente bloqueado con adherencias petreas 'coraza abdominal'.
Rosemary Luz
Local time: 08:17
English translation:abdominal shell
Explanation:
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claudia16
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Summary of answers provided
4abdominal cuirass/thick layer/thickeningliz askew
4abdominal shell
claudia16
3peritoneal (stomach) liningDavid Brown
2abdominal plate
Simon Harris
Summary of reference entries provided
Abdominal shell or sheath?
Cynthia Coan

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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
abdominal shell


Explanation:
see link


    Reference: http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?pid=S0378-483520050004000...
claudia16
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
abdominal plate


Explanation:
Pretty wild guess, this!

coraza - breast plate
adherencias pétreas are lining the abdomen

here's a ref
http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00908193

so the word exists (but we don't know if it's the right one!)

Simon Harris
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abdominal cuirass/thick layer/thickening


Explanation:
Empiema pleural y tumor de colon - Monografias.com
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... con adherencias fibrinosas laxas primero y organizadas y firmes después, las cuales forman una verdadera coraza que impide la expansión del pulmón y ... Al 11 día el paciente comienza con vómitos y distensión abdominal. ... se evidenciaron niveles hidroaereos y en ultrasonido abdominal se apreciaba líquido ...
www.monografias.com › Salud › Enfermedades - Cached – Similar

adherencias fibroedematosas > fibroedematous adhesions
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(KudoZ) Spanish to English translation of adherencias fibroedematosas: fibroedematous adhesions [Esthetics - Medical: Health Care ...
www.proz.com/.../1206838-adherencias_fibroedematosas.html – Cached

Asbestos and the lung - Elsevier
22 Sep 2006 ... Asbestos comprises several naturally occurring fibrous mineral silicates. .... Adhesions between the parietal and visceral pleurae are common. ... The thickened pleura impedes expansion of the lungs. In advanced cases, the pleura may form a progressively shrinking cuirass that squeezes the lung. ...
linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1357303906005925 - Similar
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In addition, intrathoracic organs are displaced and, lung parenchyma is stretched ..... a thick layer around the lung (cancer en cuirass) and invade the chest wall, ... fibrous strands in underlying peripheral lung tissue have often been seen ... Adhesions and eventual symphysis with the parietal pleura are common. ...
pt.wkhealth.com/pt/re/.../fulltext.00019574-200930030-00004.pdf
by J Donath - 2009 - Related articles - All 8 versions


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http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:6_GpscI5_hEJ:www.archiv...

cuirass-like growth

on the above site

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or
belts

Version of OBO format. Version of data in the ontology. Date/time ...
The stiffer the lung\, the less the compliance. Compliance is reduced by diseases ..... that cause an increase in the expansion of a bronchus or bronchial tubes. ...... [MESH:A.11.284.187.520.300.325.350] periodontal_ligament "Fibrous ...... In sheets of cells\, they form into adhesion belts (zonula adherens) that ...
www.morphster.org/ontology/obo-foundry-dump/mesh-obo.owl - Similar

take your pick

liz askew
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peritoneal (stomach) lining


Explanation:
I put "medium" as I believe it is a misuse of the word "coraza".

First, the irritating effect of the crushed stone fragments on the smooth peritoneal lining is probably greater than that in intact stones. ...
www.liebertonline.com/doi/abs/10.1089/lap.1997.7.87


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Reference comments


9 days
Reference: Abdominal shell or sheath?

Reference information:
I know my reference info. is a bit late, but might not "abdominal sheath" work as another possible translation here? 800 hits for it turned up in Google, including a site covering the surgical repair of abdominal wall defects.


    Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1356232/
Cynthia Coan
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