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Sep 8, 2022 22:04
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German term

in Demarkierung

German to English Medical Medical (general) plastic surgery
A patient treated for erysipelas

"Der Lokalbefund zeigte sich zunehmend in Demarkierung. Sich die Schwellung des Fusses war rückläufig."

"The local findings progressively appeared demarcated"... is what I can come up with without understanding what they mean by it (I don't like it).

Can someone explain and propose a suitable (idiomatic) translation into EN?

Thanks for your help!
Proposed translations (English)
4 in demarcation
References
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Discussion

Lirka (asker) Sep 11, 2022:
Thanks for the explanation, Anne. Unfortunately, the translation was delivered yesterday, but I did put ("shows progressive improvement") in brackets after "demarcation", so I think we're OK.
Anne Schulz Sep 11, 2022:
The patient may initially have suffered from infection of deeper (subcutaneous) tissue layers (= cellulitis). Skin redness in cellulitis tends to be poorly delineated. When the infection starts to heal, the inflammation recedes to the outer layers (= erysipelas) and then typically shows more distinct borders. This is a sign of healing – whereas "demarcation" is typically used to describe the establishment of a clear border in the development of necrosis, a process which indicates that the potential for healing is now lost. --> Although the same actually holds for "Demarkierung" in German, I would rather not use "demarcation" in your translation.
Lirka (asker) Sep 8, 2022:
Typo: AUCH die Schwellung... Sorry

Proposed translations

120 days

in demarcation

demarcation (English)
Alternative forms
demarkation
Origin & history
First recorded c.1752, from Spanish linea de demarcacion and/or Portuguese linha de demarcação, the demarcation line laid down by the Pope on May 4, 1493, dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal on a line 100 leagues west of the Cape Verde Islands. Both derive from demarcar, from de- + marcar ("to mark"), from Italian marcare, from the Germanic root of march.
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Reference comments

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Reference:

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Demarcation Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
https://www.dictionary.com › browse › demarcation
noun. the determining and marking off of the boundaries of something. separation by distinct boundaries: line of demarcation.

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erysipelas - medikamio
https://medikamio.com › ... › Diseases › erysipelas
Erysipelas is a common acute inflammation of the lymphatic vessels of the skin, ... If, on the other hand, there is a deeper infection, the boundaries can ...

Erysipelas natural history, complications and prognosis - wikidoc
https://www.wikidoc.org › index.php › Erysipelas_natu...
26 Sept 2016 — Progression from the initial location is rapid, with raised and sharply demarcated boundaries from surrounding unaffected tissue.
Peer comments on this reference comment:
agree uyuni : 'The red plaque enlarges rapidly and has a sharply demarcated, raised edge.' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erysipelas
8 hrs
agree Cillie Swart : Thanks for sharing !!
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