10:04 May 1, 2020
Answering to the question, what would be the meaning here: "Betont" would usually be a mild change, sometimes even a borderline finding between normal and enlarged/enhanced. Here it means that, compared to the dominant left ventricle, the right ventricle is not quite as "unobtrusive" (=small and/or thin-walled) as usual. The problem is, "not quite as small" would mean dilated, "not quite as thin" would be hypertrophied, and from the word "betont" alone, we can't tell whether one or the other or both are meant. I am not aware of a similar expression in medical English; any choice between options like "pronounced", "accentuated" or "prominent" may therefore be based on general linguistic considerations (your domain more than mine, and please note that the above is based on my own professional experience only and does not reflect a hard and fast medspeak rule). |