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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

dieresis [medical]

English translation:

dieresis

Added to glossary by EDLING (X)
Feb 22, 2003 14:23
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Spanish term

dieresis (medical)

Spanish to English Medical Thyroid surgery
(Operation to remove a goiter) "Se realiza dieresis hasta la glandula tiroides."
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 dieresis
5 +1 di·aer·e·sis
4 to dissect / dissect until you reach the thyroid gland

Proposed translations

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dieresis

dieresis (di·er·e·sis) (di-er¢[schwa]-sis) [Gr. diairesis a taking] 1. the division or separation of parts normally united. 2. in surgery, the operative separation of parts by incision, electrosurgery, or cautery.
Reference:

http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_health_library_frame.jspzQzpgzEz/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppdocs

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agree mónica alfonso
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agree Eckhard Boehle
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di·aer·e·sis

Main Entry: di·aer·e·sis
Pronunciation: dI-'er-&-s&s, British also -'ir-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural di·aer·e·ses /-"sEz/
Etymology: Late Latin diaeresis, from Greek diairesis, literally, division, from diairein to divide, from dia- + hairein to take
Peer comment(s):
agree Elena Sgarbo (X) : Diaeresis o dieresis is a grammar term - it's not used by English authors to describe surgical approaches.
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to dissect / dissect until you reach the thyroid gland

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