Rohrfrei
English translation: clog remover
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| na | Pipeclean |
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| na | clog remover |
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| na | Drano |
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Pipeclean Explanation: The doctor is referring to a chemical substance you pour into household pipes when they are clogged. The chemical dissolves any clogging food, fat, hair etc. deposits in the pipe to permit a free flow again. As far as I know Rohrfrei is a product name. Obviously the arteries and veins are closed up in this patient, but there is no way other than conservative treatment. |
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clog remover Explanation: or possibly "Drano" - since everyone knows what it is and does. As you can see from the excerpt below, Rohrfrei is the brand name of a clog remover, similar to Drano in this country. You'll have to decide if you can use the equivalent product name, which would be Drano - if not, you can certainly use the product description, clog remover, and the analogy used by the doctor does remain intact. Frisch Aktiv Rohrfrei Abflußreiniger, Pulver 600 g 2,95 DM (Grundpreis: 1 kg = 4,91 DM), ... www.rossmann.de/servlets/Compose/shops/Hauptshop/5/6/5/c_pr... HTH |
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Drano Explanation: I would suggest Drano. It is one of those product names that has become(at least in the US) a household name for that type of product, like Kleenex for example. On the other hand, it the doctor means something more along the lines of the equipment that a plumber uses to clean out the lines, then "roto-rooter" is the term that comes to mind. What an awful thought applied to human blood vessels! HTH, Beth |
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