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cuerdas de piano

English translation: piano wire

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Spanish term or phrase:cuerdas de piano
English translation:piano wire
Entered by: Jason Hall

17:34 Sep 14, 2015
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Instruments
Spanish term or phrase: cuerdas de piano
Taken from a Pathological Waste Management procedure for a clinic in Argentina.

Under the heading "Cortopunzantes que serán ubicados en descartadores rígidos"

[bullet] Todas las hojas de bisturí o *cuerdas de piano*.

That is the only appearance of this term.

Thanks for any suggestions...
Jason Hall
Ecuador
Local time: 12:44
piano strings o piano wire
Explanation:
No veo que pueda ser otra cosa...
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Olga Montes
Canada
Local time: 13:44
Grading comment
Thank you for the suggestion and references Olga!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3piano strings o piano wire
Olga Montes


Discussion entries: 4





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
piano strings o piano wire


Explanation:
No veo que pueda ser otra cosa...


    Reference: http://www.linguee.com/english-spanish/search?source=auto&qu...
Olga Montes
Canada
Local time: 13:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you for the suggestion and references Olga!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jacob Z. (X): Piano wire has some surgical uses and the asker's text seems to be saying it needs to be disposed of in a sharps container. I think wire is more correct than string here though.
5 mins
  -> Thanks, James. After further research, I agree, piano wire is more correct.
agree  lugoben
3 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Charles Davis: Yes, piano wire
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Charles.
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