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Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

التهاب الزائدة الدودية

English translation:

Appendicitis

Added to glossary by Fuad Yahya
May 27, 2005 20:30
18 yrs ago
Arabic term

"??????? ???????

Arabic to English Science Medical: Health Care name of a health condition/illness
2. ???? ??????? ??? ?????? 12/12/2003 ?????? ?? ????? ?????? ???????? "??????? ???????"? ??????? 17/12/2003 ???? ????????.

This is a from a letter outlining hospital treatment of a person suffering from ["??????? ???????"?]--excess of worms??? No further details/symptoms of the illness are given, aside from saying that the person underwent an operation for it.
Proposed translations (English)
5 +4 appendicitis
5 Appendix

Discussion

Nesrin May 27, 2005:
Hi Dana - just for the record ������� ������� is the organ itself, the appendix. The condition, appendicitis, is ������ ������� �������. From the number of question marks posted above, I gathered you were asking about ������� ������� only...
Non-ProZ.com May 27, 2005:
i do not have the capacity to type arabic on my computer.
Fuad Yahya May 27, 2005:
When the copy/paste routine fails, try typing it directly.
Non-ProZ.com May 27, 2005:
yes yes, nesrin. that's the term. thanks!
Non-ProZ.com May 27, 2005:
encoding problems the arabic does not seem to be appearing on the page when i cut and paste from the source document. the transliteration for the term in question is za`edeh al-doudiyeh. the arabic sentence in which it appears reads: "the citizen reported that on 12/12/03 he underwent an operation to remove [za`edeh al-doudiyeh] and he left the hospital on 12/17/03."
Nesrin May 27, 2005:
������� ������� by any chance?
Fuad Yahya May 27, 2005:
The Arabic appears as a series of ?????

Proposed translations

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9 mins
Arabic term (edited): ������� �������
Selected

appendicitis

The organ itself is called the appendix. The medical condition is called appendicitis.

Yeah, it does look like an extra worm, doesn't it.
Peer comment(s):
agree AhmedAMS
1 hr
agree A Nabil Bouitieh : إلتهاب الزائدة الدودية
2 hrs
Yes, that is the way the Arabic medical report should have been written. Alas, it was written not so very well, using the name of the organ instead of the name of the condition. However, the context clearly indicates what was meant.
agree Mohamed Gaafar
10 hrs
agree Saleh Ayyub
15 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thanks very much fuad."
7 mins
Arabic term (edited): ������� �������

Appendix

... and the operation to remove it is Appendectomy.

No worms involved!
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