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Ausläufer

English translation: extension

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German term or phrase:Ausläufer
English translation:extension
Entered by: Shane London

13:29 May 21, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care / Medical Report
German term or phrase: Ausläufer
From an operation report. "Gewinnen kleiner PE's von einem indurierten Areal, was sich bis zum cranialen Ausläufer zieht."

Also what does sich zieht mean here? 'to reach as far as'?
Shane London
Australia
Local time: 00:21
extension
Explanation:
maybe:

"reaching the cranial extensions"
or
"extending into the cranial parts ..."

HTH
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MMUlr
Germany
Local time: 16:21
Grading comment
Sounds good enough I think. I used the 'extending into ...' idea. That works well.
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3 +2extension
MMUlr


  

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extension


Explanation:
maybe:

"reaching the cranial extensions"
or
"extending into the cranial parts ..."

HTH

MMUlr
Germany
Local time: 16:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 92
Grading comment
Sounds good enough I think. I used the 'extending into ...' idea. That works well.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christine Lam: with extending into...
51 mins
  -> thank you; I have also found "extending onto" ... also appropriate in case of skin lesions, IMO (?)
agree  Anne Schulz
9 hrs
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