немой пассаж

English translation: blind passage

21:58 Apr 22, 2010
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Science - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) / virology
Russian term or phrase: немой пассаж
The blood and milk of animals are being studied for virus. The three possible outcomes are:

Вирус выделен при первичном заражении.
Вирус выделен после первого немого пассажа.
Вирус не выделен.

I have heard of blind passage, but mute/silent/dumb passage?
Jennifer Guernsey
United States
Local time: 04:30
English translation:blind passage
Explanation:
I haven't seen this before in Russian, but it seems to be this:

blind passage successive transfer of infection through experimental animals, chick embryo, or tissue culture, when overt lesions of disease are not apparent ...
http://www.merckmedicus.com/pp/us/.../thcp_dorlands_content....

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Note added at 15 hrs (2010-04-23 13:41:01 GMT)
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Blind passage
successive transfer of an agent through cultures or animals without incidence of either replication or disease.
http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Blind_passage


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Note added at 15 hrs (2010-04-23 13:44:37 GMT)
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Maybe it should be слепой пассаж?
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Dylan Edwards
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:30
Grading comment
Not sure this is correct, since the term слепой пассаж exists in Russian, but this seems the most reasonable explanation - I note that немой пассаж doesn't even show up when I do a Russian internet search! Thanks for your help.
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Summary of answers provided
3blank passage
MariiaK
3blind passage
Dylan Edwards


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
blank passage


Explanation:
In biology/genetics blank="немой", молчащий. то есть пассивный, невыраженный.

MariiaK
Local time: 03:30
Native speaker of: Native in UkrainianUkrainian, Native in RussianRussian
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Mariia. I am not finding any uses of the phrase "blank passage" in this context in English - have you run across any?

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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
blind passage


Explanation:
I haven't seen this before in Russian, but it seems to be this:

blind passage successive transfer of infection through experimental animals, chick embryo, or tissue culture, when overt lesions of disease are not apparent ...
http://www.merckmedicus.com/pp/us/.../thcp_dorlands_content....

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Note added at 15 hrs (2010-04-23 13:41:01 GMT)
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Blind passage
successive transfer of an agent through cultures or animals without incidence of either replication or disease.
http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Blind_passage


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Note added at 15 hrs (2010-04-23 13:44:37 GMT)
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Maybe it should be слепой пассаж?

Dylan Edwards
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Not sure this is correct, since the term слепой пассаж exists in Russian, but this seems the most reasonable explanation - I note that немой пассаж doesn't even show up when I do a Russian internet search! Thanks for your help.
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