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controfilettatura

English translation: reverse thread

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Italian term or phrase:controfilettatura
English translation:reverse thread
Entered by: texjax DDS PhD

16:38 May 4, 2008
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Medical: Instruments
Italian term or phrase: controfilettatura
il maschiatore penetra nel foro praticato nella corticale, creando nell’osso una controfilettatura..

Thank you in advance.
texjax DDS PhD
Local time: 05:01
revers thread
Explanation:
Has to be the same whether in a gas pipe or a bone, although medecine isn't my speciality ;-)
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James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 13:01
Grading comment
Thank you all folks, very much appreciated!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4revers thread
James (Jim) Davis


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
revers thread


Explanation:
Has to be the same whether in a gas pipe or a bone, although medecine isn't my speciality ;-)

James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 13:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you all folks, very much appreciated!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  luskie: gas pipes have to be worth knowing... I was going to give the same answer, but after some two hours of 'surgical' googling :)
22 mins
agree  liz askew: reversE.
30 mins
  -> Thanks Liz, Yes reverse of course. No spell checkers on Kudoz cept us.
agree  Tom in London: yes, reversE
1 hr
agree  Maria Luisa Dell'Orto
3 hrs
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