Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

monconedel

English translation:

stump of the

Added to glossary by achisholm
Oct 8, 2012 09:15
11 yrs ago
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Italian term

monconedel

Italian to English Medical Medical (general) cancer
From the report of a cancer operation:

"La via biliare principale e il monconedel dotto cistico per la pregresa colecistectomia risultano dilatati"
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 stump of the

Discussion

philgoddard Oct 8, 2012:
Alexander If you'd Googled it, you'd have got a whole page of hits telling you that it's two words and not one. Congratulations on passing the 3,000-question mark, by the way - not many people can boast such a proud record.

Proposed translations

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stump of the

moncone del

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Note added at 5 mins (2012-10-08 09:21:49 GMT)
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It's simply a typo in Italian.

Definition of STUMP:
a : the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stump

Which corresponds to the definition of MONCONE in Italian:
Ciò che resta di un arto parzialmente asportato
http://dizionari.corriere.it/dizionario_italiano/M/moncone.s...
Peer comment(s):

agree Cedric Randolph
16 mins
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agree Linda Thody
1 hr
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agree philgoddard
5 hrs
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