deliver

English translation: administer

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English term or phrase:deliver
Selected answer:administer
Entered by: David Russi

08:54 Nov 13, 2004
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Instruments
English term or phrase: deliver
In addition to using antimicrobial agents to avoid catheter related infections, it is sometimes desirable to deliver other agents such as anticoagulants to prevent thrombotic occlusions.
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administer
Explanation:
Give to a patient

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Note added at 4 mins (2004-11-13 08:59:30 GMT)
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American Heritage:
ad·min·is·ter
VERB: Inflected forms: ad·min·is·tered, ad·min·is·ter·ing, ad·min·is·ters
TRANSITIVE VERB: 2b. To apply as a remedy: administer a sedative.
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5 +6administer
David Russi
4 +1to take/include/receive
Will Matter
3 +1to use
RHELLER


  

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administer


Explanation:
Give to a patient

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Note added at 4 mins (2004-11-13 08:59:30 GMT)
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American Heritage:
ad·min·is·ter
VERB: Inflected forms: ad·min·is·tered, ad·min·is·ter·ing, ad·min·is·ters
TRANSITIVE VERB: 2b. To apply as a remedy: administer a sedative.

David Russi
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sven Petersson
1 hr

agree  Asghar Bhatti
2 hrs

agree  verbis
2 hrs

agree  Orla Ryan
3 hrs

agree  Nizamettin Yigit: apply, use, administer....
4 hrs

agree  Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
5 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to take/include/receive


Explanation:
Means that other substances, such as anticoagulants, should be included, probably in pill form, to prevent occlusions.

Will Matter
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
1 hr
  -> Thanks, efharisto ;) haven't seen you for awhile.
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to use


Explanation:
because it is a repetition of similarly-used term

"In addition to using antimicrobial agents"

RHELLER
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agree  Will Matter: Also completely acceptable. Haven't seen you, either, for awhile. Ca va?
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