Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

maschinenartiges Herzgeräusch

English translation:

machine-like heart murmur

Added to glossary by Peter Zauner
Mar 12, 2018 10:11
6 yrs ago
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German term

maschinenartiges Herzgeräusch

German to English Medical Medical: Cardiology
All,

I am translating a doctor's letter on a 72 year old patient suffering from a metastatic (pleural, pulmonal, hapatic, bronchial, osseal) brochial carcinoma.

The section in question reads: "über der Lunge rechts amphorisches Atomgeräusch, Herzaktion regelmäßig normfrequent, ***maschinenartiges Herzgeräusch*** über Aorta und Herzspitze.

Thank you.

Peter
Proposed translations (English)
3 +5 machine-like heart murmur

Proposed translations

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machine-like heart murmur

•continuous "machine-like" (also described as "rolling-thunder" and "to-and-fro") heart murmur (usually from aorta to pulmonary artery, with higher flow during systole and lower flow during diastole)
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Peer comment(s):

agree philgoddard : "Often described as a 'machinery murmur' or a 'washing machine murmur' because it sounds like water being agitated through the wash cycle."
4 hrs
Thank you, Phil
agree Steffen Walter
4 hrs
Danke, Steffen
agree Lirka
4 hrs
Danke, lirka
agree Johanna Timm, PhD
6 hrs
Danke, Johanna
agree Anne Schulz : "machinery murmur" scheint noch gängiger zu sein // Na ja, einfach genug für den normalen Haus- und Übersetzungsgebrauch – nur wenn man superkorrekt sein will, kann man dazu etliche Überlegungen anstellen :-)
10 hrs
Danke, Anne. Also doch nicht so einfach, wie es aussieht ;-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Danke Susanne!"
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