Apr 15, 2008 17:10
16 yrs ago
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German term
United Kingdom
Soaring over the language barrier
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, French to English
Stärke
German to English
Medical
Medical (general)
Medical Examination
"Bestehen bei der Untersuchung Hinweise auf:
Krampfadern (Stärke, Ausdehnung, Geschwüre, Narben)?"
From a German life insurance medical examination form that a doctor has to complete on examining the insurance applicant.
What is the meaning of "Stärke" in connection with varicose veins?
Krampfadern (Stärke, Ausdehnung, Geschwüre, Narben)?"
From a German life insurance medical examination form that a doctor has to complete on examining the insurance applicant.
What is the meaning of "Stärke" in connection with varicose veins?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | dilation |
wfarkas (X)
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| 3 +2 | Thickness |
TDfreelance
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| 3 | degree |
Anne Schulz
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| 3 -1 | starch |
Maya Barth (X)
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Change log
Apr 16, 2008 10:17: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "Insurance" to "Medical (general)"
Proposed translations
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3 hrs
Selected
dilation
Medical term for describing the lateral deformation of a varicose vein.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-04-15 20:33:04 GMT)
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The terms 'dilation' and 'elongation' go hand-in-hand, when describing the condition of varicose veins.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-04-15 20:33:04 GMT)
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The terms 'dilation' and 'elongation' go hand-in-hand, when describing the condition of varicose veins.
Example sentence:
... focused ultrasound may be used to induce fibrosis in the tissue overlying the varicosed vessel thereby providing a relatively inelastic barrier which resists unsightly deformation of the skin overlying the varicose vein due to venous dilation...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks.
This is the term I have gone with. My translation now reads:
varicose veins (dilation, spread, ulcers, scars)
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4 mins
TDfreelance
Native in German
Fast and accurate - letter for letter
Native in: German 
Works in: German to English, English to German
Related KudoZ points
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4
Thickness
that should be it
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
jccantrell
: Whould be how I understand it in your context.
42 mins
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| agree |
Uta Kappler
: Ditto
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5 mins
starch
i suppose that it is used as bio-chemical defenition
Reference:
21 hrs
degree
I think, "Stärke" is "Ausmaß" here rather than diameter
(if you still wand the latter, I'd suggest "caliber").
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Note added at 21 hrs (2008-04-16 15:05:32 GMT)
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Sorry, make that read "want".
(if you still wand the latter, I'd suggest "caliber").
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Note added at 21 hrs (2008-04-16 15:05:32 GMT)
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Sorry, make that read "want".
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