Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
(僧帽弁の)前突
English translation:
anterior cusp of mitral valve
Added to glossary by
cinefil
Jun 12, 2009 05:37
14 yrs ago
Japanese term
(僧帽弁の)前突
Japanese to English
Science
Medical: Cardiology
僧帽弁の前突
Front protrusion of the mitral valve? Front apex of the mitral valve? What does 前突 mean?
Here is the sentence:
心臓超音波検査にて僧帽弁の前突の動きに異常を認めますが増帽弁の逆流はない。
and my translation so far:
Echocardiography detected an abnormality in the motion of the 前突 of the mitral valve, but there was no mitral valve regurgitation.
Front protrusion of the mitral valve? Front apex of the mitral valve? What does 前突 mean?
Here is the sentence:
心臓超音波検査にて僧帽弁の前突の動きに異常を認めますが増帽弁の逆流はない。
and my translation so far:
Echocardiography detected an abnormality in the motion of the 前突 of the mitral valve, but there was no mitral valve regurgitation.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | anterior cusp of mitral valve |
cinefil
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| 3 | anterior leaflet (of the mitral valve) |
Jason Kang
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Change log
Aug 2, 2009 03:25: cinefil Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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anterior cusp of mitral valve
anterior cusp of mitral valve
［TA］．僧帽弁の前尖（2つの弁尖のうち腹側にある大きいほうで中隔壁に付く．2つの弁尖が合わさって心室収縮期に左房室口を閉じる
ステッドマン医学大辞典
［TA］．僧帽弁の前尖（2つの弁尖のうち腹側にある大きいほうで中隔壁に付く．2つの弁尖が合わさって心室収縮期に左房室口を閉じる
ステッドマン医学大辞典
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Jason Kang
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anterior leaflet (of the mitral valve)
Considering the context, I think it refers to the anterior leaflet. You can find a number of pages with googling.
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Note added at 1 day46 mins (2009-06-13 06:24:14 GMT) Post-grading
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Anterior cusp is the anterior leaflet, which is more frequently used in medical literature these days :-)
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Note added at 1 day46 mins (2009-06-13 06:24:14 GMT) Post-grading
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Anterior cusp is the anterior leaflet, which is more frequently used in medical literature these days :-)
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