Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Sep 28, 2007 09:17
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Spain
A unique combination of skills
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English, English to Spanish, and 1 more.
Vástago
Spanish to English
Medical
Medical (general)
This is a piece of a hip replacement prothesis.
The context is: El motivo de la extracción se debió a la rotura del vástago de la prótesis.
The context is: El motivo de la extracción se debió a la rotura del vástago de la prótesis.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +3 | stem |
Dr Sue Levy (X)
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| 4 | Rod |
Eileen Brophy
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| 4 | rod |
Sinead --
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Proposed translations
+3
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stem
see vástago femoral - femoral stem
http://www.grupoodonto.com/zimmer/protesis_austin_moore.jpg
http://www.zimmer-orthopedics.com/FR/fr/Products/Hip/primary...
heaps of ghits
http://www.grupoodonto.com/zimmer/protesis_austin_moore.jpg
http://www.zimmer-orthopedics.com/FR/fr/Products/Hip/primary...
heaps of ghits
Peer comment(s):
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Sinead --
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thanks Sinead - very sporting of you :-)
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Noni Gilbert Riley
: Dr Levy has spoken!
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and the world trembles... not, LOL
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Christian Löfvall
17 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you Dr. Levy. You're a life saver!"
5 mins
Eileen Brophy
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Specializes in field
Spain
The Right Word Used in the Right Context
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
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Rod
Hope this helps
5 mins
rod
Superplex
vástago m
1 (Bot) shoot
2 (liter) (hijo, descendiente) scion (liter), descendant, offspring;
era el último vástago de su estirpe he was the last
(descendant) of his line
3 a (Mec) rod
b (de una copa) stem
vástago m
1 (Bot) shoot
2 (liter) (hijo, descendiente) scion (liter), descendant, offspring;
era el último vástago de su estirpe he was the last
(descendant) of his line
3 a (Mec) rod
b (de una copa) stem
Peer comment(s):
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Dr Sue Levy (X)
: there are no rods in a hip prosthesis - however the correct term is in your dictionary quote: stem http://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=2215757
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I bow to the expert :0)
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