Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

% de racourcissement

English translation:

% shortening fraction (SF)

Added to glossary by Diane de Cicco
May 25, 2005 14:48
18 yrs ago
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French term

% de racourcissement (N>25%)

Homework / test French to English Other Medical: Cardiology doppler echocardiography protocol
dopper echocardiography protocol

Context -
"Left Ventricle
Telediastolic diameter (N25%): 38
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 % shortening fraction (SF)
2 shortening fraction

Proposed translations

+1
3 hrs
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% shortening fraction (SF)

I guess you can also say % SF for those in the know
Peer comment(s):

agree carlie602
5 hrs
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3 mins

shortening fraction


this is what I've heard in English - however, here you have a percentage, so you might need to do some figure conversion.

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Note added at 4 mins (2005-05-25 14:53:57 GMT)
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Shortening fraction also works with percentages - see
http://www.acor.org/ped-onc/survivors/cardio/cardiotests.htm...
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