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Brucksack

English translation: hernial sac

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German term or phrase:Bruchsack
English translation:hernial sac
Entered by: Shane London

01:07 Jul 12, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care / Medical Invoice
German term or phrase: Brucksack
Appendektomie
schw. Präparation d. Appendix b. Inkarzeration im Brucksack

From a medical invoice. No. 3200 in GOÄ.

I can't find Brucksack in a medical contact in my google searches
Shane London
Australia
Local time: 15:03
hernial sac
Explanation:
from German-English Science Dictionary, DeVries and Jacolev.

Makes sense - incarceration in a hernia sac

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Note added at 2005-07-12 01:26:16 (GMT)
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This is medical context. Incarcerated hernia is a medical term.
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Merry Foxworth
United States
Local time: 01:03
Grading comment
I hadn't realised it was a typo. Happens so often in medical texts. Many thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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5 +6hernial sac
Merry Foxworth


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hernial sac


Explanation:
from German-English Science Dictionary, DeVries and Jacolev.

Makes sense - incarceration in a hernia sac

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Note added at 2005-07-12 01:26:16 (GMT)
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This is medical context. Incarcerated hernia is a medical term.

Merry Foxworth
United States
Local time: 01:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 18
Grading comment
I hadn't realised it was a typo. Happens so often in medical texts. Many thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Johanna Timm, PhD
16 mins
agree  Dr.G.MD (X)
22 mins
agree  Bjørn Anthun: typo for "Bruchsack" - http://www.thieme.de/fz/ultraschall/02_00/zum_titel.html
1 hr
agree  Stephen Sadie
2 hrs
agree  Siegfried Armbruster
5 hrs
agree  conny: Bruchsack
7 hrs
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