Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Apr 12, 2022 11:19
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German term
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MK
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Otorhinolaryngology
In a patient report written by an otorhinolaryngologist, the decision for treatment is described as follows:
Auf Grund der geschilderten Apnoen Indikation zur AT/MK ods./Ohrmikroskopie bds. gegeben, orientierende Aufklärung der Mutter is erfolgt.
The text is about a 15-month infant with snoring and apnea. The physician is planning adenoidectomy (AT) but I couldn't figure out what MK stands for. I haven't ever come across such an acronym.
Auf Grund der geschilderten Apnoen Indikation zur AT/MK ods./Ohrmikroskopie bds. gegeben, orientierende Aufklärung der Mutter is erfolgt.
The text is about a 15-month infant with snoring and apnea. The physician is planning adenoidectomy (AT) but I couldn't figure out what MK stands for. I haven't ever come across such an acronym.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | Mandelkappung |
thefastshow
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| 2 | moderately complex |
Brent Sørensen
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Proposed translations
+3
21 mins
Selected
Mandelkappung
Given the context I guess this the term in question:
Mandelkappung = Tonsillotomie = Teilentfernung der Gaumenmandeln
https://www.hno-landsberg.de/leistungen/operationen/hals/ton...
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Note added at 2 hrs (2022-04-12 13:39:55 GMT)
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NO not Tonsillectomy , it is TONSILLOTOMY!!!
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4373680/#:~:tex...
Mandelkappung = Tonsillotomie = Teilentfernung der Gaumenmandeln
https://www.hno-landsberg.de/leistungen/operationen/hals/ton...
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Note added at 2 hrs (2022-04-12 13:39:55 GMT)
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NO not Tonsillectomy , it is TONSILLOTOMY!!!
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4373680/#:~:tex...
Note from asker:
| Danke Schön! Tonsillectomy! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Brent Sørensen
16 mins
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| agree |
philgoddard
: http://en.langenscheidt.com/german-english/mandelkappung
17 mins
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| agree |
Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
: very likely
1 day 19 hrs
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17 mins
Brent Sørensen
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Related KudoZ points
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80
moderately complex
In some of the figure legends:
MK = mäßig komplex
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&c...
Discussion
https://www.hno-brunn.info/hno-abkuerzungen/
Patients often have a tonsillectomy the same time as an adenoidectomy.
It’s a long shot, but MK could be a non-standard internal abbreviation for Mandelektomie.