knickning

English translation: kink(s)/kinking

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Swedish term or phrase:knickning
English translation:kink(s)/kinking
Entered by: Rosica Dimitrova

12:01 Aug 27, 2015
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Instruments
Swedish term or phrase: knickning
Latexfri kateteradapter håller fast katetern utan risk för knickning.
Rosica Dimitrova
Bulgaria
Local time: 19:59
kink(s)/kinking
Explanation:
I think this refers to the development of kinks in a catheter or tubing
I would use the noun form of this term here

you can also use kinking

It means that flow is blocked by the tube folding over on itself. See the image inmy 2nd reference

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Tania McConaghy
Sweden
Local time: 18:59
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4 +2kink(s)/kinking
Tania McConaghy
4breaking
Cetra Hastings


  

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breaking


Explanation:
http://g3.spraakdata.gu.se/saob/show.phtml?filenr=1/122/187....

KNICKA knik³a², v.¹ -ade. vbalsbst. -ANDE, -NING.
[ av t. knicken, knäcka, bryta m. m. (av germ. knik-, böja (sig), kröka (sig) o. d. (jfr KNEK o. KNICK, sbst.¹)]
[KNICKA.v1 0]


    Reference: http://g3.spraakdata.gu.se/saob/show.phtml?filenr=1/122/187....
Cetra Hastings
Local time: 17:59
Native speaker of: English
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
kink(s)/kinking


Explanation:
I think this refers to the development of kinks in a catheter or tubing
I would use the noun form of this term here

you can also use kinking

It means that flow is blocked by the tube folding over on itself. See the image inmy 2nd reference

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Note added at 2 hrs (2015-08-27 14:52:56 GMT)
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http://www.proz.com/kudoz/swedish_to_english/medical_general...

Example sentence(s):
  • Medtronic's Full-Wall Variable Braiding Technology used in the Export® AP Aspiration Catheter helps reduce the incidence of kinks and improve overall ...
  • This is the result of an increase in abdominal pressure against the bladder, which is likely to kink the catheter tip

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instruments_used_in_anesthesiology#Non-Kink_Catheter_Mount
    Reference: http://www.navilystmedical.com/Products/images/dph_vxlplcdc_...
Tania McConaghy
Sweden
Local time: 18:59
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
Grading comment
Thank you.

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agree  Karin and Folke Nettelblad (Folia Textproduktion HB)
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