Etsing

English translation: cauterisation

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Norwegian term or phrase:Etsing
English translation:cauterisation
Entered by: stephen mewes

07:15 Dec 5, 2013
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)
Norwegian term or phrase: Etsing
Kirurgisk hemostase (tannpamponade, sting, etsing)

Etching?
stephen mewes
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:03
cauterisation
Explanation:
In my copy of Cressy I have noted down "etsa" as "cauterise", which must mean that I had to translate that verb some time ago. Cauterisation is what I'd assume here.
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Helen Johnson
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:03
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cauterisation


Explanation:
In my copy of Cressy I have noted down "etsa" as "cauterise", which must mean that I had to translate that verb some time ago. Cauterisation is what I'd assume here.

Helen Johnson
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:03
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agree  eodd: or etse. I had wondered about this and how etching could be part of surgical haemostasis.
1 hr
  -> Thanks (my "etsa" was Swedish, of course)
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