masa

English translation: base

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Spanish term or phrase:masa
English translation:base
Entered by: Jeanne Zang

23:08 Sep 3, 2020
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals
Spanish term or phrase: masa
This appears in an inspection report of a pharmaceutical company. This is the only context I have for the word "masa." "Pomada" in the context of the report is "ointment."

El dossier de fabricación de la masa de pomada, envasado y acondicionamiento secundario es informático mediante el sistema Trackis.
Jeanne Zang
United States
Local time: 11:04
base
Explanation:
4. Drug ingredients can be dissolved, emulsified or suspended in the ointment base.

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oint·ment base
the vehicle into which active ingredients may be incorporated. ... Ointment bases are usually pharmacologically inert but may entrap water and serve to keep the skin from dying or to provide an emollient protective film.
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David Hollywood
Local time: 12:04
Grading comment
I actually chose this based on Maria Kisic's Spanish example. "hydrophilic ointment base" got many google hits, but "mixture" didn't get any.
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Summary of answers provided
2 +1base
David Hollywood
3Mixture
Maria Kisic
Summary of reference entries provided
DRAE definition
Joseph Tein

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
base


Explanation:
4. Drug ingredients can be dissolved, emulsified or suspended in the ointment base.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2020-09-04 02:59:37 GMT)
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oint·ment base
the vehicle into which active ingredients may be incorporated. ... Ointment bases are usually pharmacologically inert but may entrap water and serve to keep the skin from dying or to provide an emollient protective film.

David Hollywood
Local time: 12:04
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 110
Grading comment
I actually chose this based on Maria Kisic's Spanish example. "hydrophilic ointment base" got many google hits, but "mixture" didn't get any.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Antonella Perazzoni
12 hrs
  -> gracias Antonella

neutral  Joseph Tein: Seems like a likely translation.
17 hrs
  -> thanks Joseph and I take your point on providing ST backup but so far I've not found a single instance of "masa de pomada"
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Mixture


Explanation:
Ointment mixture

One possibility...

TOPICAL PENICILLIN THERAPY: III. Hemin Penicillin Ointments | JAMA ...
by AJ LIEBMANN · 1948 · Cited by 1 · Related articles
In this report we should like to mention our initial experiences with the effect of the addition of an active therapeutic agent to the penicillin ointment mixture. Certain ...

US6589543B1 - Herbal ointment - Google Patents
An herbal ointment mixture, said mixture comprising clove oil, ginger oil, wintergreen oil, peppermint oil, ginger root powder, cayenne powder and petroleum jelly, .

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Don't know why we would need it, but I oblige and here it is:
Producción de cremas y ungüentos equipos MiniPress.ru Catálogo de ...
"masa de pomada" from www.minipress.ru
Los conceptos básicos proporcionan la masa de pomada necesaria, la concentración adecuada de sustancias medicinales, una consistencia suave y tienen un ...

Eficacia y tolerabilidad de Atrauman Ag en un estudio ... - Infomecum Heridas

una masa de pomada hidrófila, compuesta fundamentalmente por triglicéridos. Cuando se aplica Atrauman Ag sobre la herida, el apósito, al entrar en contacto

Hydrotul | Tot Medical
Jan 26, 2013 · Cuando está en contacto con el exudado de la herida, las partículas de hidrocoloide embebidos en la masa de pomada, absorben y ...
Imagewww.scribd.com › document › Arni...
Arnica Correccion Mayo 07 Titulo Nuevo | Plantas medicinales | Análisis FODA
"masa de pomada" from www.scribd.com
May 7, 2020 · (Masa de pomada mp) = ML+ MA+ MAE+ME. (Masa de pomada mp) = 438.320g. (Masa de pomada mp)= 438,32 Kg. Balance de Energa

Maria Kisic
Local time: 11:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for your Spanish examples, which helped me get the correct answer.

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Reference comments


21 hrs
Reference: DRAE definition

Reference information:
This might shed a little light on what this 'masa' is:

2. f. Mezcla que proviene de la incorporación de un líquido a una materia pulverizada, de la cual resulta un todo espeso, blando y consistente.


    https://www.rae.es/drae2001/masa
Joseph Tein
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
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