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sous-minée

English translation: undermined

11:55 Sep 27, 2015
French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / Cancer / Surgery
French term or phrase: sous-minée
La peau est complètement sous-minée de part et d’autre de façon à obtenir un lambeau cutané supérieur et inférieur. Operating protocol document in French Canadian. Looking specifically at sous-minee, thinking maybe "taken from deep on both sides" or "taken from below on both sides". Any suggestions welcome at this stage! Thanks.
Annamieka Ferrier
Australia
English translation:undermined
Explanation:
This is a form of dissection used to separate planes in a surgical field.
The following URL eloquently demonstrates the technique.

http://library.med.utah.edu/kw/derm/pages/prex_16.htm
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Michael Barnett
Local time: 01:11
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Thank you Michael Barnett. Excellent clarification
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5 +1undermined
Michael Barnett
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Drmanu49
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full reference
liz askew

  

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dissected


Explanation:
Grabb's Encyclopedia of Flaps
https://books.google.fr/books?isbn=0781774926 - Traduire cette page
Berish Strauch, ‎Luis O. Vasconez, M.d., ‎Elizabeth J. Hall-Findlay - 2009 - ‎Medical
The skin inferior and superior to the skin paddle over the muscle must be freed by sharp or cautery dissection. Blunt dissection is extremely difficult in this plane.

Drmanu49
France
Local time: 07:11
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 5346

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Savvas SEIMANIDIS: Exactly!
1 hr
  -> Thank you.
disagree  Michael Barnett: Undermining is a specific type of dissection. To translate sous-minee as "dissection" would cause the loss of essential detail.//To swerve a car is not the same as to turn a car. To press a key is not the same as to pound a key. "Undermine" is common term
3 hrs
  -> Not on this one Michael since the dissection is explained in the rest of the sentence and as you said it IS a type of dissection.
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undermined


Explanation:
This is a form of dissection used to separate planes in a surgical field.
The following URL eloquently demonstrates the technique.

http://library.med.utah.edu/kw/derm/pages/prex_16.htm

Michael Barnett
Local time: 01:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 733
Grading comment
Thank you Michael Barnett. Excellent clarification

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  liz askew: Basic Clinical Radiobiology, Fifth Edition https://books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=0340808934 Michael C. Joiner, ‎Albert van der Kogel - 2016 - ‎Medical The full thickness skin graft (Wolfe graft) contains most of the structures of the ... The entire flap a
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  -> Thanks and regards Liz!
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Reference information:
Basic Clinical Radiobiology, Fifth Edition
https://books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=0340808934
Michael C. Joiner, ‎Albert van der Kogel - 2016 - ‎Medical
The full thickness skin graft (Wolfe graft) contains most of the structures of the ... The entire flap and the surrounding skin need to be undermined in all directions.

liz askew
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3189
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