Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
sichtbar machen
English translation:
to expose
Added to glossary by
Steffen Walter
Feb 22, 2007 08:52
17 yrs ago
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German term
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
sichtbar machen
German to English
Medical
Medical (general)
gynecological exam, transvaginal ultrasound
"Zu diesem Zweck wird mittels Metallspateln vorsichtig der Muttermund (= Öffnung der Gebärmutter zur Scheide hin) sichtbar gemacht."
something like "visual access"?? - thanks in advance
something like "visual access"?? - thanks in advance
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +4 | to expose/visualis(z)e |
Steffen Walter
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| 4 +1 | made visible |
raptisi
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| 3 | open (accessible) to observation |
jccantrell
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Change log
Feb 22, 2007 09:10: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "sichtbar machen (transvaginal ultrasound)" to "sichtbar machen" , "Field (write-in)" from "gynecological exam" to "gynecological exam, transvaginal ultrasound"
Proposed translations
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21 mins
Steffen Walter
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Specializes in field
Germany
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Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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543
Selected
to expose/visualis(z)e
While I agree with "visualised", "exposed" should be a valid alternative.
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Note added at 25 mins (2007-02-22 09:17:24 GMT)
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Examples:
http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/3/2/19...
"After dissection of the bladder, the vagina is opened longitudinally, the cervix ***exposed*** and repaired carefully."
http://www.bhj.org/journal/2004_4602_april/html/cytodiagnosi...
"With the patient in lithotomy position and cervix ***exposed*** by Sim’s speculum, the cervix was held by Alley’s forceps."
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Note added at 25 mins (2007-02-22 09:17:24 GMT)
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Examples:
http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/3/2/19...
"After dissection of the bladder, the vagina is opened longitudinally, the cervix ***exposed*** and repaired carefully."
http://www.bhj.org/journal/2004_4602_april/html/cytodiagnosi...
"With the patient in lithotomy position and cervix ***exposed*** by Sim’s speculum, the cervix was held by Alley’s forceps."
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Exposing it is, thanks to all who contributed"
+1
1 min
German term (edited):
sichtbar machen (transvaginal ultrasound)
made visible
Visible in the imaging sense of the word.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-02-22 10:57:12 GMT)
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"Brought to view" may be another way of putting it.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-02-22 10:57:12 GMT)
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"Brought to view" may be another way of putting it.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
MMUlr
: or also visualized
3 mins
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| neutral |
Tim Blömeke (X)
: "To this purpose, the cervix is visualized carefully using metal spatulas" - hardly.
34 mins
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7 hrs
jccantrell
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden.
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
55
open (accessible) to observation
The tool for this, a speculum is defined as:
Surgery. an instrument for rendering a part accessible to observation, as by enlarging an orifice.
Surgery. an instrument for rendering a part accessible to observation, as by enlarging an orifice.
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