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English translation: Genital System

16:47 Feb 28, 2006
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)
Arabic term or phrase: الجهاز التناسلي
In order to join a Moroccan military school, a man says he was asked, among other documents, for:

بعض الفحوصات للجهاز التناسلي من المستشفى العسكري بالرباط

Reproductive system? genital organs? but why بعض الفحوصات and not just one?

Thanks a lot!
Rosalbendea
Local time: 08:31
English translation:Genital System
Explanation:
Please try to google that term and you will find it like that. Good Luck.
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A Nabil Bouitieh
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:31
Grading comment
Thank you, A Nabil!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3Genital System
A Nabil Bouitieh
4 +2genitourinary, genital, sexual, reproductive
Fuad Yahya
4 +1reproductive system
Mariam Osmann
3Masculine Reproductive Organ
Sami Khamou


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Genital System


Explanation:
Please try to google that term and you will find it like that. Good Luck.

A Nabil Bouitieh
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you, A Nabil!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yasser El Helw
1 hr
  -> Thank you Yasser.
agree  ALMERCANA
1 hr
  -> Thanks Nabil.
agree  radwa abdel ghany
77 days
  -> Thank you Radwa.
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
reproductive system


Explanation:
genital organs are part of the reproductive system.
the other word in plural doesn't mean several times but several examinations acorrding to differents criteria in one time check. (IMHO)

Mariam Osmann
Egypt
Local time: 09:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Malaiky!


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agree  ALMERCANA
1 hr
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
genitourinary, genital, sexual, reproductive


Explanation:
The man's writing is not accurate in form or in content. Formally, there is no such thing as الفحوصات. There is فحص (singular), and there is فحوص (plural).

Content-wise, the man most probably meant "tests" rather than "examinations." He was probably asked to undergo several tests, the nature of which he obscured by the euphemistic expression للجهاز التناسلي, which he probably used out of embarrassment or out of desire to write (or speak) in a respectful manner. The result is that the specific nature of the tests is now unclear.

Military academies typically require tests that rule out STDs (sexually transmitted diseases). In some cases, where the schools are strictly for male students, especially in countries where military recruits are male only, students must prove that they are males. This legal requirement would necessitate a medical statement (how the statement is actually substantiated may vary from place to place).

Which word should you choose in this context will depend on the nature of the tests, which you can verify through your client. In the absence of definitive information, a literal translation of the words as stated will suffice.

The reproductive system is called the "genital system" (as it pertains to the function of "generation"), and the "sexual system" as well. In males, it is also called the genitourinary system because of the combined functions of some parts.

Fuad Yahya
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 78
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you very much, Fuad!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ALMERCANA
16 mins
agree  mireille aboumrad: yes, genitourinary system
4 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Masculine Reproductive Organ


Explanation:
Masculine Reproductive Organ
Since the question is about a man. The term must be masculine specific, not generalized.

Sami Khamou
Local time: 02:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Sami!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  mireille aboumrad: it is the system, not just the organ
4 hrs
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