Jun 5, 2006 08:17
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Italian term

steatosico

Italian to English Other Medical: Health Care
Fegato aumentato di dimension con diffuso aument di ecogenicita a carattere steatosico

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steatosis/hepatic steatosis

Don't attempt to use an adjective in EN:

enlarged liver with diffuse echogenicity characteristic of hepatic steatosis.

What is "aument", a typo?
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agree Giorgio Testa
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due to steatosis

"echogenicity due to steatosis"
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steatotic

Fatty liver (steatosis) is an excessive accumulation of lipids within hepatocytes, most commonly in the form of large droplets of triglyceride (macrovesicular fat). ... the excess triglycerides that are then stored in the steatotic liver.
www.pulsus.com/Gastro/16_05/edie_ed.htm

Evidence suggests that steatosis may contribute to progression of fibrosis in HCV infection due to an increased sensitivity of steatotic livers to oxidative ...
www.hepwatch.com/May 2004.htm




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When the liver becomes progressively more steatotic, there is loss of the normal bright echogenicity of the walls of the portal veins ...
www.rsmpress.co.uk/S45-17.PDF

The steatotic liver is then thought to be vulnerable to secondary insults, ... Hepatic fat causes increased echogenicity on ultrasound, compared with the ...
www.pubmedcentral.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=554876

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agree RSK (X)
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