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grande importância

English translation: major

12:24 Nov 11, 2013
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Cardiology
Portuguese term or phrase: grande importância
On a cardiology test report. Sentence reads::
Artéria descendente posterior de grande importância exibe discretas irregularidades parietais.
Jeffrey DeLange
Local time: 08:33
English translation:major
Explanation:
I'd say "major posterior descending artery".
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Ana Rita Santiago
Brazil
Local time: 11:33
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Summary of answers provided
3 +5major
Ana Rita Santiago
4of major significance
liz askew
Summary of reference entries provided
see
liz askew

  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
major


Explanation:
I'd say "major posterior descending artery".

Ana Rita Santiago
Brazil
Local time: 11:33
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marlene Curtis
6 mins
agree  Gilmar Fernandes
19 mins
agree  Claudio Mazotti
26 mins
agree  Paulinho Fonseca
1 hr
agree  Lais Leite
23 hrs
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1 day 3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
of major significance


Explanation:
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OR

even,

importantly, the posterior descending artery shows ...


http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_portuguese/other/889829...

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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2013-11-12 15:42:57 GMT)
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I am also basing my answer on my knowledge of Spanish


http://en.bab.la/dictionary/spanish-english/de-gran-importan...

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:33
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 60
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Reference comments


1 day 3 hrs
Reference: see

Reference information:
Loads of examples here
http://sbhci.org.br/casos-clinicos/abordagem-de-paciente/

Foi realizada punção na artéria femoral direita com introdutor 6 F curto (não havia pulso radial), e a cinecoronariografia evidenciou (foto 01, foto 02, foto 03 e foto 04): Tronco da Coronária Esquerda (TCE) curto, bifurcado, sem lesão obstrutiva; Descendente Anterior (DA) com lesão segmentar de 95% no terço proximal; Primeiro Diagonal (Dg1) de ****moderada importância***, afilado, com calcificação e lesão de 80% no terço proximal; Circunflexa (Cx) com lesão de 95% no terço proximal; Primeiro Marginal Esquerdo (Mg1)*** de grande importância****, sem lesão obstrutiva; Coronária Direita (CD) dominante, com lesão segmentar de 80% no terço proximal; Descendente Posterior Direito (DPD) de ***pequena importância***, com lesão de 90% no terço proximal; Ventricular Posterior Direito (VPD)**** de grande importância***, com lesão de 80% no terço médio. Circulação colateral da Cx para DA grau I e da CD para DA grau I. A ventriculografia esquerda não foi realizada.


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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2013-11-12 15:35:30 GMT)
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There is only one posterior descending artery, so why call it "major"??

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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2013-11-12 15:36:16 GMT)
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doesn't it mean

of great significance??

because there is a major lesion

liz askew
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 60
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