con un tubo de diámetro muy pequeño

English translation: with a very small-diameter tube

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Spanish term or phrase:con un tubo de diámetro muy pequeño
English translation:with a very small-diameter tube
Entered by: Adam Burman

16:36 Mar 14, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Instruments / Device
Spanish term or phrase: con un tubo de diámetro muy pequeño
En caso de necesitar una administración rápida, no conecte a una linea IV existente con un tubo de diámetro muy pequeño.

This sentence is bugging me! Is it just "a very small diameter tube? I am a bit unsure what is being connected where!!
Adam Burman
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:52
with a very small-diameter tube
Explanation:
Active Skim View of: Appendix C Glossary... IV Phenomena of Importance in Reduced Gravity, pages 111-166 ... such as the movement of water in a very small diameter tube, induced by the water' s ...
newton.nap.edu/nap-cgi/skimit. cgi?recid=9452&chap=195-198 - 77k - Cached - Similar pages


NurseWeek... A brief course of steroid therapy (IV decadron or oral prednisone) may ... be a problem for very small infants, who normally require a very small-diameter tube. ...
69.3.158.146/nurse/courses/nurseweek/nw0550/c2/p05.htm - 18k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages

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Marian Greenfield
Local time: 13:52
Grading comment
Thanks again Marian!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3with a very small-diameter tube
Marian Greenfield
4with a tube of very small diameter
swisstell
4tube small in diamater
Chiquipaisa


  

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with a tube of very small diameter


Explanation:
with a tube of extremely small diameter

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 18:52
Native speaker of: German
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tube small in diamater


Explanation:
maybe it sounds a little better phrased like this? don't connect ... with a tube which is small in diamater

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Note added at 8 mins (2006-03-14 16:44:09 GMT)
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or which is very small in diamater since it says muy pequeño

Chiquipaisa
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
with a very small-diameter tube


Explanation:
Active Skim View of: Appendix C Glossary... IV Phenomena of Importance in Reduced Gravity, pages 111-166 ... such as the movement of water in a very small diameter tube, induced by the water' s ...
newton.nap.edu/nap-cgi/skimit. cgi?recid=9452&chap=195-198 - 77k - Cached - Similar pages


NurseWeek... A brief course of steroid therapy (IV decadron or oral prednisone) may ... be a problem for very small infants, who normally require a very small-diameter tube. ...
69.3.158.146/nurse/courses/nurseweek/nw0550/c2/p05.htm - 18k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages



Marian Greenfield
Local time: 13:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks again Marian!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
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agree  Daniela Ciafardoni: agree
9 mins

agree  Hebe Martorella
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