Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Recipiente desec.
English translation:
Disposable recipient/container
Added to glossary by
Jorge Arteaga M.D.
May 11, 2011 13:55
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Recipiente desec.
Spanish to English
Medical
Medical (general)
medical supplies
This is a list with dates, codes, descriptions, quantities and prices.
This is one of the items under "Description". I am wondering what desec. is the abbreviation for... and a possible translation..
Recipiente desec. Muest.orina
This is one of the items under "Description". I am wondering what desec. is the abbreviation for... and a possible translation..
Recipiente desec. Muest.orina
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +6 | Disposable recipient/container |
Jorge Arteaga M.D.
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May 14, 2011 18:26: Jorge Arteaga M.D. Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Jorge Arteaga M.D.
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United States
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Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
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Disposable recipient/container
Es difícil saber a ciencia cierta, pero podría ser "recipiente desechable". Saludos.
Note from asker:
| Thanks. Yes. I think you're right. Later in the text there is an item abbreviated as OTOSCOPIO DESECHAB. Despite the different abbreviations, disposable would make sense here. |
Peer comment(s):
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Taña Dalglish
: Very likely. www.pr62.quiminet.com/Recipiente+orina+desechable.htm. Saludos.
3 mins
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| agree |
Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
: Absolutely.
8 mins
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| agree |
liz askew
: exactly.
22 mins
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| agree |
Rafael Molina Pulgar
1 hr
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| agree |
Suzanne Donnelly
2 hrs
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| agree |
Eliza Wright
: container... haven't heard recipient used this way in English.
5 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks"
Discussion
I am assuming that p here stands for plastico... I assume these are containers for storage of urine and stool samples.