Glossary entry

Danish term or phrase:

atrieflagren

English translation:

atril fibrillation (A-fib, AF)

Added to glossary by sans22 (X)
Nov 29, 2010 15:59
13 yrs ago
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Danish term

atrieflagren

Danish to English Medical Medical: Cardiology
atrieflagren

Discussion

Charles Ek Nov 30, 2010:
Get the defib unit over here stat! Sets my heart all aflutter, thinking how this contest will turn out. ;-)

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atril fibrillation (A-fib, AF)

Fibrillation in which the normal rhythmical contractions of the cardiac atria are replaced by rapid irregular twitchings of the muscular wall; the ventricles respond irregularly to the dysrhythmic bombardment from the atria


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Note added at 7 mins (2010-11-29 16:06:47 GMT)
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Make that "Atrial fibrillation"

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Please also see: http://www.apoteket.dk/Sygdomsleksikon/SygdommeEgenproduktio...
Peer comment(s):

agree Suzanne Blangsted (X) : I agree after the correction of the typo, i.e. atrial fibrillation
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auricular flutter

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atrial flutter/auricular flutter

Gyldendals Røde Ordbog has this pairing at the first link. "Atrial flutter" enjoys far more Google popularity.
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auricular flutter

You can call it either 'auricular flutter' or 'atrial flutter'
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atrial flutter

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrial_flutter

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Gyldendals Medicinsk-Odontologisk Ordbog.

Also "auricular flutter"



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Latin: fluctuatio atriorum


Atrieflimren > atrial/auricular fibrillation (Medicinsk-Odontologisk Ordbog).
Latin: fibrillatio atriorum

"Fibrillatio atriorum (AFLI), atrieflimren, er sitrende, ukoordinerede, hurtige sammentrækninger af hjertets forkamre.
Fluctuatio atriorum, (AFLA), atrieflagren, er anfaldsvis eller mere permanent optræden af hurtige, regelmæssige sammentrækninger af hjertets forkamre, 200 - 300 gange pr. minut."
Reference: http://e-dok.rm.dk/e-dok/e_702637.NSF/UI2/20A3263979F8B04FC1...
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