Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

disección céfalo-caudal

English translation:

cephalocaudal dissection

Added to glossary by Raquel Vallorani
Jun 11, 2015 14:06
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Spanish term

disección céfalo-caudal

Spanish to English Medical Medical (general) autopsia
Es uno de los procedimientos que se realizan en una autopsia.
I. Observación
II. Disección céfalo-caudal
III. Descripción de hallazgos
ETC.

Discussion

Muriel Vasconcellos Jun 11, 2015:
Many online resources This could easily have been found in online references, including two on ProZ:

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/medical_health_...

http://arm.proz.com/?sp=gloss/term&id=7040246&float=y

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cephalocaudal dissection

cephalocaudal

[sef′əlōkô′dəl]
Etymology: Gk, kephale + L, cauda, tail

pertaining to the long axis of the body, or the relationship between the head and the base of the spine. Also called cephalocercal [sef′əlōsur′kəl] .
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/cephalocauda...

That is "dissection in a cephalocaudal direction"
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Thank You Neil!
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agree Dr. Jason Faulkner
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Thanks Jason,
agree Muriel Vasconcellos
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Cheers Muriel
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cephalocaudal dissection

https://books.google.com.ar/books?isbn=0340808934 - Traducir esta página
Michael C. Joiner, ‎Albert van der Kogel - 2016 - ‎Medical
... surgical dissection, namely deep to the subcutaneous tissues, ideally just ... an intercartilaginous incision and cephalocaudal (retrograde) dissection (Figure ...
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Thanks David!
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agree Muriel Vasconcellos
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thanks Muriel
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Dissection cephalocaudal

cheers
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Thanks!
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neutral Neil Ashby : So why would it be better to put the noun before the adjective here? Ball red?// The question remains, why would it be better to put the noun before the adjective? Do grammar rules change when we discuss anatomy or autopsies?
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because we are talking anatomy here,dissection-straight line cut from the head up to the spinal cord.Autopsy process only.Nothing to do with cephalocaudal surgical operations
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