fiddle factor

06:06 Nov 17, 2010
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Instruments
English term or phrase: fiddle factor
Adjustable loop has the potential to lacerate the soft tissue graft during adjustment and may add 'fiddle factor'

Asker's Note: Perhaps it's a financial term rather medical term
Baofeng Guo
United States
Local time: 23:05


Summary of answers provided
3 +1损耗(磨损)因素
Su Hong
3浪费因素
Jungho Jo
3擺弄/調整/修理因素
Gertrude Tsau


  

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浪费因素


Explanation:
You are right. Look at this reference.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080214190014AA...
The term can be translated as 浪费因素.
Fiddle has the meaning of 浪费 as in fiddle away.

Jungho Jo
South Korea
Local time: 15:05
Native speaker of: Native in KoreanKorean
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擺弄/調整/修理因素


Explanation:
Fiddle : an act of moving something or adjusting something in order to make it work 修理;調整;擺弄



Gertrude Tsau
United States
Local time: 01:05
Native speaker of: Chinese
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损耗(磨损)因素


Explanation:
器械调整的过程中有可能带来的(难以预计的)损耗(磨损)。

Su Hong
United States
Local time: 02:05
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Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dylan Beck: 应该翻译为损耗因素,但我认为是指如果调整loop,会撕裂软组织移植物,引起移植物的损耗。
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