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clear

English translation: unblock

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English term or phrase:clear
Selected answer:unblock
Entered by: Tony M

07:43 Mar 27, 2012
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / glucose meters
English term or phrase: clear
Take caution to clear arterial lines before the blood sample is obtained.
[what exactly means "clear"?].
kgas
Poland
Local time: 21:05
unblock
Explanation:
ensure that the lines are not blocked.

It could also imply 'empty', in the sense of 'clear out what is in them' — I don't think this is very likely, but you ought to wait for someone with specific medical knowledge to confirm.

Your EN source text seems a little odd ["take caution"???!!], apparently written by a non-native speaker, so you may need to be careful, to ensure that they did actually correctly express what they meant to say!
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Tony M
France
Local time: 21:05
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +3unblock
Tony M
5(V): to remove any other substances/obstacles
Susanne DeVore
4 -1снять жгут
Vaddy Peters


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
снять жгут


Explanation:
кожа на месте прокола обрабатывается спиртом (не эфиром!), прокол производят после высыхания спирта. Желательно кровь брать без наложения жгута, так как перетяжка конечности активирует свертывание крови, тромбоцитарный гемостаз и особенно фибринолиз.

Vaddy Peters

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disagree  Tony M: EN > EN, Vaddy!
6 mins
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
unblock


Explanation:
ensure that the lines are not blocked.

It could also imply 'empty', in the sense of 'clear out what is in them' — I don't think this is very likely, but you ought to wait for someone with specific medical knowledge to confirm.

Your EN source text seems a little odd ["take caution"???!!], apparently written by a non-native speaker, so you may need to be careful, to ensure that they did actually correctly express what they meant to say!

Tony M
France
Local time: 21:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 56
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Martin Riordan
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Martin!
agree  Veronika McLaren
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Veronika!
agree  eski
9 hrs
  -> Thanks, Eski!
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
(V): to remove any other substances/obstacles


Explanation:
In this sense, "clear" means to remove anything that should not be there from the lines (make sure they are open and unblocked).

Susanne DeVore
United States
Local time: 09:05
Native speaker of: English
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