Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
scrobiculum
English answer:
pit of stomach (scrobiculus)
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Kaysha Valen (X)
Jan 17, 2007 15:57
17 yrs ago
English term
scrobiculum
English
Medical
Medical (general)
anatomy
From the text I am translating I can tell it is part of the body but I am not sure specifically which part. I think it is near the heart or stomach.
I am translating into Japanese but if someone can tell me another term for it in English, I can come up with a Japanese translation myself.
I am translating into Japanese but if someone can tell me another term for it in English, I can come up with a Japanese translation myself.
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Ulrike Kraemer
Germany
Germany
Germany
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pit of stomach (scrobiculus)
The correct term is "scrobiculus". See the following reference:
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/dictionaries/difficultwor...
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/dictionaries/difficultwor...
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Comment: "Thanks a lot! Yes, that makes sense."
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Jonathan MacKerron
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English
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Dorlands says
"scrobiculus (scro·bic·u·lus) (scro-bik´u-l6s) [L. ''little trench,'' ''pit''] fossula."
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Inge Dijkstra
Netherlands
Netherlands
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Netherlands
teaching/editing/translating/oncology
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Pit or fossa of the heart
Scrobiculus cordis: Synonym: epigastric fossa.
Origin: L. Pit or fossa of the heart.
Origin: L. Pit or fossa of the heart.
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Will Matter
: I would use "epigastric fossa". Welcome to ProZ.
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