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German term

Naomi Rodgers

Germany

2 questions

normoton

German to English Medical Medical (general)

Sentence to be translated:
Die paravertebrale Muskulatur ist symmetrisch und normoton.

English:
The paravertebral musculature is symmetrical and normal.

Is this correct?

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Proposed translations (English)

4 +5	normotonic	philgoddard
3	normotensive	Mair A-W (PhD)

Discussion

uyuni Apr 24, 2021: BTW I'd merely say 'paravertebral muscles' rather than 'musculature'...
uyuni Apr 24, 2021: In a clinical context I'd just say 'soft' or 'without tenderness'. Phil's answer is formally correct though...

Proposed translations

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philgoddard

United States

8802 answers

Native in English

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normotonic

I think Mair's last reference is wrong. Normotensive (normotensiv in German) means having high blood pressure.

Medical Definition of normotonic
: relating to or characterized by normal tone or tension
a normotonic muscle
http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/normotonic#:~:text=: ...

Peer comment(s):

agree	Reena Cohn (X) : support normotonic, see also: http://physiocorrect.blogspot.com/2013/11/hypertonic-vs-norm... – however, normotensive BP is normal BP ;-) 14 mins
	Sorry, slip of the brain. I deleted my first answer for that reason, and then replaced it with exactly the same mistake!
agree	Ioana-Leda Costea-Nicolae : Yes, it means normal muscle tone, Romanian uses the exact same word as German, ”normoton” 16 hrs
agree	uyuni : https://books.google.de/books?id=nqFmuMIDCGoC&pg=PA113&lpg=P... 17 hrs
agree	Lirka : yes, but agree with Reena re. normal BP 1 day 1 min
agree	Brent Sørensen 1 day 16 hrs

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Mair A-W (PhD)

Germany

253 answers