Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

cortes

English translation:

slices

Added to glossary by DB-9
Dec 6, 2015 13:43
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Spanish term

cortes

Spanish to English Medical Medical (general) Medical Report
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This appears twice in the following section of a medical report.

PRUEBAS COMPLEMENTARIAS:
Analítica sanguíneqa destaca leucocitos de 13.430/mm3. Analítica de orina en lo normal. TAC de Abdomen:
Estudio realizado con cortes cada 10 mm, entre bases pulmonares y pubis, con contraste i.v. Se realizan cortes axiales y reconstrucciones, sagitales y coronales. Hígado de tamaño normal sin variaciones densitométricas significativas.

I am not sure if it means sections and/or cuts here.
Proposed translations (English)
5 +5 slices

Discussion

Muriel Vasconcellos Dec 6, 2015:
cuts Also valid. Numerous examples on the Internet.

Proposed translations

+5
10 mins
Selected

slices

They are referring to the distance between each image on the CT. In English they are referred to as slices.

SaludoZ!
Peer comment(s):

agree Jeffrey Jankowski
25 mins
agree Tim Friese
4 hrs
agree Muriel Vasconcellos : And 'cuts' is perfectly valid, too.
5 hrs
agree acetran
14 hrs
agree Stephen D. Moore : Yup.
1 day 3 hrs
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