Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

strutture assoniche

English translation:

axon or axonal structure

Added to glossary by achisholm
Dec 10, 2013 16:10
10 yrs ago
Italian term

strutture assoniche

Italian to English Medical Medical (general) oncology
From a histology report.

"All'esame microscopico il campione risulta costituito da noduli e fascicoli polldlmensionali - in un substrato fibra-adiposo - di esili cellule fusate, di piccola taglia, dotate di ampio citoplasma e nucleo ondulato, con caratteri morfologici e Immunoistochimici di cellule di Schwann, immersi in abbondante matrice collagena lassa, focalmente mixoide, vascolarizzata, comprensiva inoltre di variabile numero di fibroblasti e minute strutture assoniche."

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Proposed translations (English)
4 +4 axon or axonal structure

Proposed translations

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axon or axonal structure

the adjective "assonico" refers to nerve fibres known as axons

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Note added at 16 mins (2013-12-10 16:27:03 GMT)
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i.e. "axon structure" or "axonal structure"

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Note added at 29 mins (2013-12-10 16:39:36 GMT)
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and of course it should be plural ;-)
Peer comment(s):

agree Pompeo Lattanzi
48 mins
many thanks Pompeo
agree EleoE
2 hrs
many thanks
agree mag013 : Would fit with the Schwann cell description.
14 hrs
yes indeed. Many thanks
agree Roberta Assandri Siegwart
16 hrs
thanks Roberta
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