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Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

toni d\'intensità

English translation:

(low-)intensity sounds

Added to glossary by dmesnier
Nov 16, 2012 01:30
11 yrs ago
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Italian term

toni d'intensità

Italian to English Medical Medical: Cardiology Summary of exam
It appears by itself at the end of an exam summary. It was in all caps so I left it as such (I wasn't sure about the abbreviation E.O.) Thanks for your help!

VISITA CARDIOLOGICA......
DA ANNI E AFFETTA DA BRONCHITE ASMATIFORME IN TRATTAMENTO. E.O. TONI D’INTENSITA RIDOTTA. NON RUMORI ASCULTATORI PATOLOGICI. COMPENSO.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 (low-)intensity sounds
4 +2 quiet/diminished heart sounds
3 intensity levels reduced
References
Abbreviation resources
Change log

Nov 16, 2012 09:57: Russell Jones changed "Term asked" from "TONI D’INTENSITA" to "toni d\'intsnsità "

Nov 16, 2012 09:58: Russell Jones changed "Term asked" from "toni d\'intsnsità " to "toni d\'intensità "

Discussion

Joseph Tein Nov 17, 2012:
E.O. This is VERY basic for medical translators (but we all have to start somewhere). If you're going to be doing more medical translation, check out the resources for abbreviations that I'm putting in the References box below.

Proposed translations

+2
7 hrs
Italian term (edited): toni d'intensità ridotta
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(low-)intensity sounds

The entire term should be translated to make sense.
As we are speaking about a cardiologic visit, obviously it is about heart sounds (at auscultation).

E.O. esame obiettivo (see previous Kudoz queries)
Peer comment(s):
agree Rachel Fell
53 mins
thank you, Rachel :)
agree Joseph Tein : I always translate "visita" as "examination" :) // Good reference/reply. In an hour, I'm going to the opening of our new hospital. I'll ask my doctor friends about U.S. usage of this term ... more to come!
15 hrs
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/visit; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor's_visit
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thanks!"
9 hrs

intensity levels reduced

Means they can still be heard but not as intense as in previous occasions
Peer comment(s):
neutral Joseph Tein : Not as strong as normal, rather than "previous occasions" (and welcome to ProZ!).
14 hrs
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+2
12 hrs

quiet/diminished heart sounds

Peer comment(s):
agree Anne Schulz
4 hrs
agree Joseph Tein : Mihaela is also correct, but I think this is the best way to express it in English.
10 hrs
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Reference comments

23 hrs
Reference:

Abbreviation resources

These are very helpful for deciphering a lot of medical abbreviations/acronyms ... and still you'll find hundreds of others that never make it into these glossaries, and you just have to do your research or ask it right here on ProZ!

The most comprehensive one:
http://www.gilbertolacchia.it/acromed.pdf (and thanks again to Gilberto for generously sharing this with the community)

Also:
http://www.sancarlo.mi.it/xampp/radio/htdocs/ACRONIMIDUE.htm
http://www.ufrgs.br/imunovet/molecular_immunology/abbreviati...
http://www.asl.pavia.it/Codici e Acronimi.pdf (starting on page 6)
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