Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
Etsing
English translation:
cauterisation
Added to glossary by
stephen mewes
Dec 5, 2013 07:15
10 yrs ago
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Norwegian term
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Etsing
Norwegian to English
Medical
Medical (general)
Kirurgisk hemostase (tannpamponade, sting, etsing)
Etching?
Etching?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | cauterisation |
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Proposed translations
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Helen Johnson
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Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
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cauterisation
In my copy of Cressy I have noted down "etsa" as "cauterise", which must mean that I had to translate that verb some time ago. Cauterisation is what I'd assume here.
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eodd
: or etse. I had wondered about this and how etching could be part of surgical haemostasis.
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Thanks (my "etsa" was Swedish, of course)
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