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tele de tórax

English translation: Chest X-ray

16:15 Jun 19, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care
Spanish term or phrase: tele de tórax
This is from a patient's medical chart (patient has pnuemonia):
La tele de torax mostró infiltrado micronudular y reticular difuso, admemas de....
1279 (X)
Local time: 09:42
English translation:Chest X-ray
Explanation:
Radiografía tele de tórax. Permite la visualización de la silueta cardiaca (corazón y estructuras vasculares) y de los campos pulmonares.
Selected response from:

Yazmin Osoyo
Mexico
Local time: 07:42
Grading comment
Gracias!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4Chest X-ray
Yazmin Osoyo


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Chest X-ray


Explanation:
Radiografía tele de tórax. Permite la visualización de la silueta cardiaca (corazón y estructuras vasculares) y de los campos pulmonares.


    Reference: http://www.santaengracia.com/tipo_estudios.htm
Yazmin Osoyo
Mexico
Local time: 07:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Gracias!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you so much! I had just assumed the "tele" was a region of the thorax. This clears things up.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dr. Jason Faulkner
20 mins
agree  Vepalm: Right - Tele = Telly related with images obtained in a television
46 mins
agree  Dr Sue Levy (X): nothing to do with TV though :-) http://www.sfhsa.org/files/HSA_Files/Master_SpanishGlossary....
2 hrs
agree  Patrick Weill
3318 days
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