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pervia

English translation: patent

07:51 Mar 18, 2004
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care
Italian term or phrase: pervia
Medical expert witness report:

What does "pervia" mean here, please?

Ecografia addome: fegato di dimensioni normali, contorni regolari, ecostruttura omogenea, senza lesioni fociali, normale il disgno delle vv sovraepatiche, v porta di calibro normale, pervia; vie biliari intra- ed extraepatiche nella norma, etc etc
Grace Anderson
Italy
Local time: 04:50
English translation:patent
Explanation:
Both my dictionaries offer "patent" as the medical term for "pervio/a".
I think it means "permeable" in everyday speak.
Angela
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Angela Arnone
Local time: 04:50
Grading comment
Thanks Ang
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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3 +2patent
Angela Arnone


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
patent


Explanation:
Both my dictionaries offer "patent" as the medical term for "pervio/a".
I think it means "permeable" in everyday speak.
Angela


Angela Arnone
Local time: 04:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks Ang

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Raffaella Cornacchini: patent vs occluded
4 mins
agree  Azuleon: In "everyday speak" it means that it's open (not clogged up) and blood can flow normally
22 mins
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