medical zebra

French translation: zèbre médical

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English term or phrase:medical zebra
French translation:zèbre médical
Entered by: Drmanu49

19:30 Nov 20, 2014
English to French translations [PRO]
Medical (general) / General
English term or phrase: medical zebra
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I get the idea but what's a good way to put it in French? Thank you.
Sophie Raimondo
United States
Local time: 11:43
zèbre médical
Explanation:
Zebra (medicine) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra_(medicine)Traduire cette page
Zebra is the American medical slang for arriving at an exotic medical diagnosis when a more commonplace explanation is more likely. It is shorthand for the ...

EXÉGÈSE DU « ZÈBRE » MÉDICAL - ONCLE PAUL
onclepaul.net/wp-content/.../07/exegèse-du-ZÈBRE-radiologique-.pdf
Zebra (ou zèbre) est un terme d'argot médical employé pour désigner un ... diagnostics surprenants (par exemple d'une maladie rare) s'ils ne sont pas élaborés ...
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Drmanu49
France
Local time: 19:43
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4diagnostics incongrus
Hannah-Belle Abdullah (X)
4zèbre médical
Drmanu49
3zèbre
DLyons


  

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diagnostics incongrus


Explanation:
"exotic medical diagnosis"


    Reference: http://www.cnrtl.fr/lexicographie/incongru
Hannah-Belle Abdullah (X)
France
Local time: 19:43
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Native speaker of: French
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zèbre


Explanation:
"Quand vous entendez des bruits de sabots derrière vous, ne vous attendez pas à voir un zèbre"


    Reference: http://www.rqmo.org/zebre.html
DLyons
Ireland
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zèbre médical


Explanation:
Zebra (medicine) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra_(medicine)Traduire cette page
Zebra is the American medical slang for arriving at an exotic medical diagnosis when a more commonplace explanation is more likely. It is shorthand for the ...

EXÉGÈSE DU « ZÈBRE » MÉDICAL - ONCLE PAUL
onclepaul.net/wp-content/.../07/exegèse-du-ZÈBRE-radiologique-.pdf
Zebra (ou zèbre) est un terme d'argot médical employé pour désigner un ... diagnostics surprenants (par exemple d'une maladie rare) s'ils ne sont pas élaborés ...

Drmanu49
France
Local time: 19:43
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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