Reklination
English translation: (maximum) extension
| 13:04 Dec 28, 2010 |
| German to English translations [PRO] Medical - Medical (general) / Orthopädie | |||||||
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| 4 +4 | (maximum) extension |
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| 5 +1 | reclination |
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| 4 | the act of reclining |
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11 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1reclination Explanation: reclination Type: Term Pronunciation: rek′li-nā′shŭn Definitions: 1. Turning the cataractous lens over into the vitreous to displace it from the line of vision; distinguished from couching, in which the lens is simply depressed into the vitreous. Reclination: 1. The act of leaning or reclining, or the state of being reclined. 2. The angle which the plane of the dial makes with a vertical plane which it intersects in a horizontal line. 3. <surgery> The act or process of removing a cataract, by applying the needle to its anterior surface, and depressing it into the vitreous humor in such a way that front surface of the cataract becomes the upper one and its back surface the lower one. Origin: Cf. F. Reclinaison. |
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the act of reclining Explanation: Reclination Meaning and Definition. (n.) The act of leaning or reclining, or the state of being reclined. (n.) The act or process of removing a cataract, ... thinkexist.com › Dictionary › Raq-Rec - -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 Min. (2010-12-28 13:15:31 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Or: BENDING BACKWARD medicine; meteorology; military; mineralogy; music; nautical science ... Functional images of the lumbar spine in maximum reclination (bending backward) and ... www.linguee.com/english-german/ -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 Stunde (2010-12-28 14:18:13 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- pls. see my second link`: lumbar spine bent backward or reclined |
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2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +4
peer agreement (net): +4(maximum) extension Explanation: my choice for the expression "Reklination" - esp. of the cervical spine. see: http://www.occup-med.com/content/2/1/12 HTH :-) |
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