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shaft profile

English translation: shaft profile catheter

04:17 Aug 18, 2005
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English term or phrase: shaft profile
Small shaft profile proximal 1.8 F, distal 2.5 F

What does "shaft profile" really mean?

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http://www.expresshealthcaremgmt.com/20010416/products.htm

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envirostuden (X)
Selected answer:shaft profile catheter
Explanation:
Shaft profile of a catheter, that is, having distal and proximal parts.
You can see this on the sites the address of which I put below.

The F here stands for French, which is the unit of length.
Unit of length
(F) = 1 French = 0.333 mm - 1 inch (") = 25.4 mm


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The part with the inches here is not needed.
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shaft profile catheter


Explanation:
Shaft profile of a catheter, that is, having distal and proximal parts.
You can see this on the sites the address of which I put below.

The F here stands for French, which is the unit of length.
Unit of length
(F) = 1 French = 0.333 mm - 1 inch (") = 25.4 mm


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Note added at 3 hrs 4 mins (2005-08-18 07:22:08 GMT)
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The part with the inches here is not needed.


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diaphysis profile


Explanation:
profile of the main (mid) section of a long bone
ghr.nlm.nih.gov/ghr/glossary/diaphysis
shaft - synonym. shaft of long bone

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