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Fox borrel
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Feb 22, 2009 16:37
15 yrs ago
Nederlands term

fel spant

Nederlands naar Engels Medisch Medisch (algemeen)
This is from a urology/andrology report on a patient with a swollen left epididymis. There is a sentence which I am not sure of which reads:

"P.p.a is moeilijk relevant gezien patient enorm fel spant."

I am assuming that P.p.a is "Palpatio per anum" or rectal examination, but I am not sure what "enorm fel spant" means. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Proposed translations (Engels)
4 +1 contracts sphincter muscles
4 fiercely tenses (up)
4 is extremely tense

Discussion

Toiny Van der Putte-Rademakers Feb 23, 2009:
vigorously The patient does not refuse the examination, he/she is just under so much (mental) stress, perhaps because of the examination, that he/she is physically unable to relax the muscles.
D.K. Tannwitz Feb 22, 2009:
physical and muscular defense The patient seems to be vigourously wrecked with tension which results in severe refusals, physical and muscular defense.
rlyon79 (asker) Feb 22, 2009:
contracts sphincter muscles Thank you so much for the reply! So the patient cannot relax the sphincter muscles, but I don't understand where "vigorously" would fit in... Does it mean that the patient basically refuses the examination - the patient refuses to relax the muscles?

Proposed translations

+1
7 min

contracts sphincter muscles

The patient cannot relax the anal sphincter muscles.

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Note added at 7 mins (2009-02-22 16:45:19 GMT)
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On second thoughts, I think "vigourously" should be added.

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Note added at 8 mins (2009-02-22 16:46:04 GMT)
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Then again, "vigorously" is much better.
Peer comment(s):
agree D.K. Tannwitz
9 uren
Thank you.
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44 min

fiercely tenses (up)

is the more literal translation of "fel spant"
fel = fiercely
spant/spannen = tense (up)
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1 uur

is extremely tense

enorm fel spant = is extremely tense
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