Glossary entry

Dutch term or phrase:

sonderen

English translation:

to sound

Added to glossary by ebell
Sep 10, 2007 18:37
16 yrs ago
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Dutch term

sonderen

Dutch to English Medical Medical (general)
In this context: a report on a diagnostic hysteroscopy.
"Hierbij sondeerde de uterus 7 cm"
How should 'sonderen' be translated here please?

Thank you
Proposed translations (English)
5 +3 to sound
3 to probe

Discussion

ebell (asker) Sep 10, 2007:
yes, I checked van Dale and saw 'to probe', but query is more with the use in this context. 'The uterus probed 7 cm' does not mean much to me, although it may well be right, which is why I asked.
writeaway Sep 10, 2007:
Have you checked Van Dale? it's in there

Proposed translations

+3
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to sound

The uterus (uterine cavity) (was) sounded to 7 cm.

The instrument is called a uterine sound.
See uterine sounding, sounding of the uterus.

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Note added at 25 mins (2007-09-10 19:03:11 GMT)
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Gynecologic Oncology : Advanced endometrial cancer with serous ...The uterus sounded to 12 cm, and a moderate amount of tissue was removed. There was no clinical evidence of disease spread to the cervix, vagina, ...
linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0090825806000126 - Similar pages - Note this

Gynecologic Oncology : Abnormal uterine bleeding as a presenting ...Transvaginal ultrasound examination revealed a somewhat enlarged uterus with 12-mm-thick endometrium and apparently normal adnexae. The uterus sounded to ...
linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0090825804000150 - Similar pages - Note this

HORMONAL TREATMENT OF AN ENDOMETRIAL STROMAL NODULE FOLLOWED BY ...With the exception of slight uterine enlargement (the uterus sounded to 10 cm), operative findings were normal. The adnexa appeared normal. ...
www.greenjournal.org/cgi/content/full/93/5/805 - Similar pages - Note this

[PDF] Tuboovarian Abscess: A Postoperative Complication of Endometrial ...File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat
The uterus sounded to 8.5 cm, and her endometrial. biopsy was benign. She received no pretreatment with. gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists. ...
www.greenjournal.org/cgi/reprint/104/5/1198.pdf
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