Oct 3, 2009 18:06
14 yrs ago
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English term
paraaortic
English
Medical
Medical (general)
Hi everyone!
I am proofreading a medical report [high-quality, but written by a German native] and it mentions "paraaortAL lymph nodes". Now, as far as I know, the expression in English is "paraaortIC".
However, I am reluctant to correct anything unless I am CERTAIN ( and thus I wanted to check with you) because it is for a high-profile physician.
I am proofreading a medical report [high-quality, but written by a German native] and it mentions "paraaortAL lymph nodes". Now, as far as I know, the expression in English is "paraaortIC".
However, I am reluctant to correct anything unless I am CERTAIN ( and thus I wanted to check with you) because it is for a high-profile physician.
Responses
| 5 +4 | paraaortic |
Bernard Lieber
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| 5 | aortic |
Rosa Paredes
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| 4 +1 | paraaortic/paraaortal |
Marga Shaw
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Change log
Oct 3, 2009 18:14: Astrid Elke Witte changed "Term asked" from "paraaortic vs. paraaortal" to "paraaortic"
Oct 3, 2009 18:16: Astrid Elke Witte changed "Language pair" from "German to English" to "English"
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paraaortic
I think you're right paraaortal is German and not English
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Michal Berski
: paraaortic lymph nodes
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Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
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Helen Genevier
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Rolf Keiser
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Comment: "Thanks a lot!"
10 mins
Rosa Paredes
Canada
Canada
Native in English
&
English
Works in field
Canada
Criminal, Civil and Immigration Law
Native in: English 
, Spanish (Variants: Mexican, Latin American, Chilean, Standard-Spain)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 3 more.
aortic
aortic is more commonly used than aortal, but both are correct.
+1
56 mins
Marga Shaw
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Language matters
Native in: German (Variants: Germany, Swiss, Austrian)
Works in: English to German, German to English
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paraaortic/paraaortal
Both paraaortic and paraaortal seem to be correct.
The Chambers Dictionary gives:
... adj. aortal or aortic
Dorland's Medical Dictionary gives:
aortal - aortic
aortic - of or pertaining to the aorta.
aortal a·or'tal or a·or'tic adj.
http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:JzsYAPpmLDsJ:www.answer...
a·ortal, a·ortic adj.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/aorta
However, on googling you get:
4300 hits for paraaortal and
45500 hits for paraaortic
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-10-03 19:13:34 GMT)
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And there are -
5030 hits for paraaortal lymph nodes and
280000 hits for paraaortal lymph nodes
When looking at the lower number of hits, i.e. "paraaortal", it appears that they are mostly entries of non-native English speakers.
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-10-03 19:16:14 GMT)
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Sorry, it should of course read:
"280000 hits for paraaortic lymph nodes."
Reference comments
21 hrs
Reference:
Confirmed when considerung *relevant* websites
See eg. these two references:
http://publichealth.lsuhsc.edu/tumorregistry/PDF/Lymphoma_St...
http://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/44634/2-782JSp...
It is critical to search for the exact term "para-aortal lymph nodes" or "para-aortic lymph nodes" - each combined with site:.edu; then the results is clear, also when removing the hyphens.
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Note added at 21 hrs (2009-10-04 16:06:00 GMT)
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Sorry, typo: consider*i*ng!
So my point is: *only* paraaortic or para-aortic are correct.
http://publichealth.lsuhsc.edu/tumorregistry/PDF/Lymphoma_St...
http://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/44634/2-782JSp...
It is critical to search for the exact term "para-aortal lymph nodes" or "para-aortic lymph nodes" - each combined with site:.edu; then the results is clear, also when removing the hyphens.
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Note added at 21 hrs (2009-10-04 16:06:00 GMT)
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Sorry, typo: consider*i*ng!
So my point is: *only* paraaortic or para-aortic are correct.
Discussion
Aortal is not often encountered (except in The New York Times crossword). The preferred term is aortic.
http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=19429