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Moucheture

English translation: small incision

18:42 May 22, 2012
French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / facial surgery
French term or phrase: Moucheture
Fig (4) - Vue latérale 2 :

Le trépied des tissus mous de la pommette est chargé à ses 3 angles par un fil tressé qui rejoint le plan de décollement profond supérieur à travers une ***moucheture*** réalisée dans le fascia sans endommager le nerf facial.

Is it a fleck??

Thank you!
Kelly Harrison
France
Local time: 08:09
English translation:small incision
Explanation:
moucheture= petite incision cutanée pour décongestionner

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Nesrine Echroudi
Tunisia
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3small incision
Nesrine Echroudi
4small opening
SJLD
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reference
liz askew

  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
small opening


Explanation:
Dictionnaire de l'Académie française - Page 236

books.google.luAcadémie française - 1835 - Afficher la publication en entier
La moucheture de cette étoffe est agréable. Moucheture d'hermine, Les petits morceaux de fourrure noire qu'on met çà et là sur de l'hermine. Moucheture, en termes de Chirurgie, se dit d'Une scarification superficielle.

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"small opening incised in the fascia avoiding damage to the facial nerve" is how I would say it

SJLD
Local time: 08:09
Specializes in field
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PRO pts in category: 1923
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Asker: Thank you Sue!

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
small incision


Explanation:
moucheture= petite incision cutanée pour décongestionner

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Note added at 14 hrs (2012-05-23 08:58:52 GMT)
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http://www.aboutface.ie/surgical-liposuction-minilift.html


Nesrine Echroudi
Tunisia
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 16
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Asker: That's the one


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Drmanu49
2 hrs
agree  Gabriella Bertelmann: agree
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agree  Rowena Fuller (X)
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Reference comments


35 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: reference

Reference information:
www.vygon.co.uk/pdf/upload/Lifecath-IFU.pdf - Translate this page
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Faire une petite incision cutanée (moucheture) au niveau du point choisi pour la sortie cutanée du cathéter. - Tunnelliser l'aiguille pourvue du LIFECATH : la ...

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Reverso on-line dictionary

moucheture , s
nf
1 ocelle, stemmate
2 scarification, estafilade
French Synonyms Dictionary

moucheture
nf
1 tache naturelle du pelage ou du plumage de certains animaux
2 décoration d'une étoffe faite de petites taches de couleurs différentes
3 (botanique) poussière noire du blé formée de spores de certains champignons
4 (médecine) petite incision cutanée pour décongestionner

liz askew
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3189
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Asker: Thank you Liz :o)


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agree  SJLD: you do the reserach and someone else benefits ;-)
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