Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
versus [medicalese]
English translation:
or
French term
Spain
Translator/writer (medical/pharma specn)
Native in: English
Works in: Greek to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
versus
En intra-hospitaliser, mise en évidence dun passage en fibrillation ventriculaire versus tachycardie ventriculaire nécessitant 1 choc électrique de 200J.
I'm not sure of what is meant by versus here.
Thank you for help!
| 5 +2 | or |
Michael Barnett
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| 5 -1 | Against |
Salih YILDIRIM
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| 3 | compared to or maybe following |
Drmanu49
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| 3 | versus ; as against |
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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Non-PRO (1): Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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Proposed translations
or
The patient had a cardiac arrhythmia but the physician was unsure if it was atrial fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia, but it was one or the other.
We use this language instrument all the time when refining a differential diagnosis. It applies in many fields of medicine.
http://psoriasis.about.com/od/symptomsdiagnosis/a/psoriasise...
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This example demonstrates the use of versus in this context better:
http://www.va.gov/vetapp97/files3/9728830.txt
"The report of dermatological consultation, dated
in April 1990, noted involvement of both hands and feet. The
diagnosis was psoriasis versus chronic dermatitis."
compared to or maybe following
2 Oct 2012 – Ventricular tachycardia versus ventricular fibrillation. VT is distinguished from ventricular fibrillation (VF), which is a grossly disorganized, rapid ...
Presentation - Treatment - Pediatric Ventricular Tachycardia
www.uptodate.com/.../pathogenesis-of-ventricular-tachycardi...
1 Oct 2012 – Life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias — ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ventricular fibrillation (VF) — are infrequent but serious complications ... Electrophysiology underlying ventricular arrhythmias due to coronary ligation.
Psychologist, Court-certified legal
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English
versus ; as against
United States
Meticulous, scrupulous, curious work!
Native in: Turkish (Variant: Standard-İstanbul ) 
Works in: Turkish to English, English to Turkish, French to Turkish, and 1 more.
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