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plaque

Arabic translation: الطبقة الجيرية

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English term or phrase:plaque
Arabic translation:الطبقة الجيرية
Entered by: Iman Khaireddine

20:39 Nov 11, 2005
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Dentistry
English term or phrase: plaque
a soft, sticky, whitish film formed on tooth surfaces, composed of bacteria, mucin, and other matter.
Waleed Mohamed
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 23:57
الجير
Explanation:
طبقة الجِير
Selected response from:

Iman Khaireddine
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:57
Grading comment
Thank you Iman. Sami's answer is correct but not very common in the dental field.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6لويحة
Sami Khamou
5 +3الجير
Iman Khaireddine
4 +3البلاك
randam
5ترسبات الجير
zax
4الكلس أو الجير
ALMERCANA


  

Answers


13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
البلاك


Explanation:
طبقة البلاك gets many hits on google. Especially from sites in the gulf region.



    Reference: http://www.asnan.com/problems/plaque.asp
randam
Local time: 21:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AhmedAMS
2 hrs
agree  Mona Ragaei: البلاك أو الجير حسبما ذكرت الرابطة
8 hrs
agree  Muhammad Atallah
5895 days
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
الجير


Explanation:
طبقة الجِير

Iman Khaireddine
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:57
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you Iman. Sami's answer is correct but not very common in the dental field.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Latifa Salama
2 hrs
agree  AhmedAMS
2 hrs
disagree  randam: الجير is Calculus or Tartar. If left without proper dental hygene, plaque hardens into tartar. see also http://www.colgate.com/app/Colgate/US/OC/Information/OralHea...
2 hrs
agree  Mohamed Elsayed
4 hrs
agree  ahmadwadan.com
7 hrs
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
لويحة


Explanation:
لويحة
According to Hitti's New Medical Dictionary.

for tooth plaqu لويحة سنّية

Sami Khamou
Local time: 15:57
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  randam: Found it also in http://www.hmc.org.qa/med_dic.asp
1 hr
  -> Thank you Randam
agree  Nesrin
3 hrs
  -> Thank you Nesrin
agree  Shazly
3 hrs
  -> Thank you Shazly
agree  zax: Good but not commonly in use.
17 hrs
  -> Thank you Zax
agree  A Nabil Bouitieh
22 hrs
  -> Thank you A Nabil
agree  Sam Berner: agree with zax
1 day 6 hrs
  -> Thank you Sam
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
الكلس أو الجير


Explanation:


ALMERCANA
Morocco
Local time: 20:57
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
ترسبات الجير


Explanation:
علي الأسنان

zax
Local time: 15:57
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
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