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tökkiminen

English translation: difficulties, problems, troubles

18:26 Sep 8, 2010
Finnish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)
Finnish term or phrase: tökkiminen
Potilaalla ollut avanteen toiminnan kanssa tökkimistä.
Adriana Andronache
Local time: 00:22
English translation:difficulties, problems, troubles
Explanation:
Could also mean that the patient has had problems managing the ostomy and the bowel functions through it (generally the higher the ostomy, the loser the stool, and as there is no control, just the bag to catch it, this can be difficult for some people).
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Tarja Karjalainen
Finland
Local time: 00:22
Grading comment
Kiitos!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3difficulties, problems, troubles
Tarja Karjalainen
4sluggishness
Desmond O'Rourke


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sluggishness


Explanation:
patient experiences sluggish movement in passage

Desmond O'Rourke
United States
Local time: 17:22
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 61
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
difficulties, problems, troubles


Explanation:
Could also mean that the patient has had problems managing the ostomy and the bowel functions through it (generally the higher the ostomy, the loser the stool, and as there is no control, just the bag to catch it, this can be difficult for some people).

Tarja Karjalainen
Finland
Local time: 00:22
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish
PRO pts in category: 209
Grading comment
Kiitos!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Desmond O'Rourke: this seems to catch the sense of the original better
2 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  Susan Ruusunen
17 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  Timo Lehtilä: I could imagine that the verb 'tökkiä', surely not any exactly determined term in medical parlance, is used here because the patient has told: 'On tää vähä tökkiny'. BTW, I just thought that 'tökkiä' also have the meaning 'be disgusting', maybe here, too.
2 days 19 hrs
  -> Thanks, yes, you could be right with the last comment as well, hard to say.
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