tumores circunferenciais

English translation: circumferential tumors

00:08 Apr 27, 2000
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Medical
Portuguese term or phrase: tumores circunferenciais
The text comes from Directions for Use of a drug.
\Alternativamente, a microlente de fibra optica pode ser usada em tumores pequenos planos e circunferenciais.\
Sue Simons
English translation:circumferential tumors
Explanation:
A search for the term on AltaVista gave 8 hits, including http://www.oncolink.upenn.edu/cancernet/97/jan/701036.html
http://www.chestsurg.org/PDTIndic.htm
http://www.aans.org/focus/august98/5-2-p2.html

among others.
Selected response from:

Edgar Potter
United States
Local time: 14:13
Grading comment
It is what I have in fact put in the translation, but there is no such word in English as circumferential (that I know of!) and is probably better off paraphased if I knew what the author of the text was getting at! But many thanks, anyway.
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Summary of answers provided
nacircumferential tumors
Edgar Potter
nacircumferential tumors
tradumed (X)
naCircumference tumors
BJA


  

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10 hrs
circumferential tumors


Explanation:
A search for the term on AltaVista gave 8 hits, including http://www.oncolink.upenn.edu/cancernet/97/jan/701036.html
http://www.chestsurg.org/PDTIndic.htm
http://www.aans.org/focus/august98/5-2-p2.html

among others.

Edgar Potter
United States
Local time: 14:13
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 1051
Grading comment
It is what I have in fact put in the translation, but there is no such word in English as circumferential (that I know of!) and is probably better off paraphased if I knew what the author of the text was getting at! But many thanks, anyway.
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13 hrs
circumferential tumors


Explanation:
tumors with an circumferential shape

tradumed (X)
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14 hrs
Circumference tumors


Explanation:
This word is being used as an adjective meaning to circle around the outside of something.

BJA
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