Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
2 through 12
English answer:
from nerves 2 through to 12 inclusive
English term
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2 through 12
Neurological: Cranial nerves 2 through 12 inact and symmetric motor power.
Just want to know what does "2 through 12" refere to?
Does it mean 2 cranial nerves out of the 12 nerves are inact or it refers to the 2nd nerve?
Apr 5, 2009 12:34: Miriam300 changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/634318">Fathy Shehatto's</a> old entry - "2 through 12"" to ""from nerve 2 right through to nerve 12""
Apr 5, 2009 20:34: Miriam300 changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/881306">Miriam300's</a> old entry - "2 through 12"" to ""from nerve 2 through to nerve 12""
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from nerve 2 right through to nerve 12
From 2 throught to 12. i.e. 2-12.
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2 to 12, inclusive
For example, my translation agency splits up a large document among several translators. My assignment is pages 1 to 10, inclusive. I am supposed to translate pages 1 and 10 and all the pages in between.
all cranial nerves except CN I
They mean all nerves except CN I ( olfactory)
Ref:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranial_nerves
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