Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

l'empreinte des plateaux OR

English translation:

Cervical end plate covers (upper and lower)

Added to glossary by Drmanu49
Oct 19, 2007 20:02
16 yrs ago
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French term

l'emprunte des plateaux OR l'empreinte des plateaux

French to English Tech/Engineering Medical: Instruments mechanical tests
regarding tests on a cervical disc prosthesis:
the prosthesis was fixed with orthopaedic cement between two blocks of stainless steel consisting of 'l'emprunte/'empreinte des plateaux'
Change log

Oct 19, 2007 20:31: Drmanu49 Created KOG entry

Oct 19, 2007 22:00: Drmanu49 changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/49307">Drmanu49's</a> old entry - "l'emprunte des plateaux OR l'empreinte des plateaux"" to ""Cervical end cover plates (upper and lower)""

Discussion

Drmanu49 Oct 19, 2007:
Emprunte is a typo. Empreinte is the right word.

Proposed translations

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French term (edited): l'empreinte des plateaux OR
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Cervical end cover plates (upper and lower)

(EN) The invention relates to a cervical prosthesis comprising a lower cover plate (10), which is to be connected to a lower vertebral body, an upper cover ...
www.wipo.org/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?wo=2005072658 - 14k

Cervical end plates play an important role in bearing compressive load and ... A cervical disc prosthesis is then inserted into the evacuated disc space in ...
linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0030589805000192 -
Note from asker:
Thanks very much - really helpful.
Peer comment(s):

neutral Dr Sue Levy (X) : see vertebral endplates - these are the superior and inferior surfaces of the vertebral body -maybe "endplate cover" but not "end cover plate" IMO//As the saying goes "may the best team win" ... and they did!
1 hr
You are right Sue? I guess rugby doesn't agree with my Proz! That was probably the best Argentine game. They sure deseved to win. Go Bocks tomorrow!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you - much appreciated"
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empreinte

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Note added at 11 mins (2007-10-19 20:14:12 GMT)
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emprunte serait une forme verbale de emprunter (to borrow)
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