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medial progredient

English translation: progressive alterations in mid LAD

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German term or phrase:LAD medial progredient
English translation:progressive alterations in mid LAD
Entered by: Anne Schulz

17:15 Oct 18, 2010
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Cardiology
German term or phrase: medial progredient
Coronary angiography:

" Bek. prox. Verschluss der RKA, atyp. abgehende Lcx nicht dargestellt. LAD medial progredient, im DD path FFR."
Lirka
Austria
Local time: 16:57
im mittleren Abschnitt progredient
Explanation:
very slangy phrase - my reading is that [pathological changes seen on previous ultrasound] in medial (=mid) section of LAD have increased as compared to previous examination

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Note added at 4 hrs (2010-10-18 21:43:49 GMT)
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Sorry - you'd want a proposal for a translation, I suppose ;-) : "progressive alterations in mid LAD"
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Anne Schulz
Germany
Local time: 16:57
Grading comment
I generally agree with your interpretation, but had similar thoughts as :-)
In response, however, I again agree with your assessment of doctors' linguistic precision {uff}
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Summary of answers provided
5progressed medially
Holly Hart
2im mittleren Abschnitt progredient
Anne Schulz


  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
progressed medially


Explanation:
in the sense of expanded, extended, progressive

Example sentence(s):
  • and then inferiorly along the atrial septum, following which wave fronts progress both medially and laterally ...
  • COP progressed medially to the midline, where it progressed distally to the ...

    Reference: http://europace.oxfordjournals.org/content/8/10/907.full.pdf
    Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9347300
Holly Hart
United States
Local time: 09:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
im mittleren Abschnitt progredient


Explanation:
very slangy phrase - my reading is that [pathological changes seen on previous ultrasound] in medial (=mid) section of LAD have increased as compared to previous examination

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Note added at 4 hrs (2010-10-18 21:43:49 GMT)
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Sorry - you'd want a proposal for a translation, I suppose ;-) : "progressive alterations in mid LAD"

Anne Schulz
Germany
Local time: 16:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 373
Grading comment
I generally agree with your interpretation, but had similar thoughts as :-)
In response, however, I again agree with your assessment of doctors' linguistic precision {uff}

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  casper (X): AFAIK 'medial' in medical English means 'toward/closer to the body’s midline'. I don't know it to be used in the sense of 'mid'. 'Medial' in German can mean 'mid', perhaps?
6 hrs
  -> TBH, based on the style I don't think that the author would care for subtle linguistic differences (I agree, of course, that there is a fair amount of interpretation involved from my side :-)
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