PE

English translation: tissue samples or sampling

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German term or phrase:PE (Probe-Entnahme)
English translation:tissue samples or sampling
Entered by: Shane London

13:13 May 21, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / Medical Report
German term or phrase: PE
This abbreviation comes up twice in an operation report as follows: "Operation: Condylomabtragung per Koaguluationsschlinge. PE. Abszessinzision. PE. Spülung. Drainage."

Later in the report: " Gewinnen kleiner PE's von einem indurierten Areal, was sich bis zum cranialen Ausläufer zieht"
Shane London
Australia
Local time: 15:02
samples or sampling
Explanation:
.... if it really is Probeentnahme in German.
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Robin Ward
Germany
Local time: 07:02
Grading comment
Thanks. I decided to go with 'tissue sample'
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3samples or sampling
Robin Ward
4 +2Probe-Entnahme
Gilberto Lacchia


Discussion entries: 2





  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
samples or sampling


Explanation:
.... if it really is Probeentnahme in German.

Robin Ward
Germany
Local time: 07:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks. I decided to go with 'tissue sample'

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MMUlr: PE= Probeexzision (some pages say "sample excision", but mostly in English context --> tissue sample, see: http://www.google.de/search?hl=de&ie=ISO-8859-1&as_qdr=all&q...
3 mins

agree  RNolder (X)
1 hr

agree  sonja29 (X)
1 day 41 mins
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Probe-Entnahme


Explanation:
die PE (sog. Probe-Entnahme oder besser gleich Entfernung eines festgestellten Tumors als Tumorextirpation) als kleiner Eingriff mit Schnellschnitt (feingewebliche Übersichtsuntersuchung unter dem Mikroskop durch den Pathologen) am gleichen oder spätestens folgenden Tag.
http://www.klinikum-sgd.de/wDeutsch/abteilungen/frauenheilku...

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Note added at 18 mins (2005-05-21 13:31:55 GMT)
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Also Probeexzision
(engl.) excision biopsy; Abk. PE. Gewebeentnahme für diagn. Zwecke als form der Biopsie.
PSCHYREMBEL

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Note added at 21 mins (2005-05-21 13:35:03 GMT)
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Sample excision on the Roche Lexikon
http://www.tk-online.de/rochelexikon/ro30000/r31318.000.html

Gilberto Lacchia
Italy
Local time: 07:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 212

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MMUlr: auch in Ordnung, nur ist tissue sample häufiger: vgl. hier: http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=...
19 mins
  -> Thank you!

agree  Anne Schulz: Google zum Trotz (selbst Scholar-Google) halte ich '(excision) biopsy' für die bessere und gängigere Variante.
4 hrs
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