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a csontokon atrophia

English translation: bone atrophy / atrophy on the bones

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Hungarian term or phrase:a csontokon atrophia
English translation:bone atrophy / atrophy on the bones
Entered by: Jilt

10:47 Feb 22, 2012
Hungarian to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care / Lelet - Röntgendiagnosztika
Hungarian term or phrase: a csontokon atrophia
Dear forum,

Is this simply to be translated as "bone atrophy", or is this a different phenomenon?

Context:
A csontokon mers. foku atrophia.

Thanks!
Jilt
Jilt
Netherlands
Local time: 09:50
bone atrophy / atrophy on the bones
Explanation:
Both are correct and used.

... moderate atrophy on the bones
... moderate bone atrophy

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2062737/pdf/amjp...

...noted moderate atrophy of the bones about the joint,..

http://books.google.hu/books?id=OAlqAAAAMAAJ&q="moderate bon...

The more vertical dimension and gingival tissue replaced in the final restoration (eg, moderate bone atrophy) the more likely the materials used for fabrication of the prosthesis are metal substructures with pink acrylic and denture ...


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Note added at 34 mins (2012-02-22 11:21:50 GMT)
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I meant in my answer "of the bones", not "on the bones".

So either:

bone atrophy
or
atrophy of the bones
Selected response from:

Katalin Szilárd
Hungary
Local time: 09:50
Grading comment
Thanks!
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5 +1bone atrophy / atrophy on the bones
Katalin Szilárd


  

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bone atrophy / atrophy on the bones


Explanation:
Both are correct and used.

... moderate atrophy on the bones
... moderate bone atrophy

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2062737/pdf/amjp...

...noted moderate atrophy of the bones about the joint,..

http://books.google.hu/books?id=OAlqAAAAMAAJ&q="moderate bon...

The more vertical dimension and gingival tissue replaced in the final restoration (eg, moderate bone atrophy) the more likely the materials used for fabrication of the prosthesis are metal substructures with pink acrylic and denture ...


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Note added at 34 mins (2012-02-22 11:21:50 GMT)
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I meant in my answer "of the bones", not "on the bones".

So either:

bone atrophy
or
atrophy of the bones

Katalin Szilárd
Hungary
Local time: 09:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian
PRO pts in category: 291
Grading comment
Thanks!

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agree  Krisztina Lelik
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