Jan 18, 2019 21:03
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German term
punktabel
German to English
Medical
Medical (general)
Usually in the negative 'nicht punktabel' referring to lung effusions and abdominal ascites.
'not aspirable'? or 'not susceptible to puncture'?
'not aspirable'? or 'not susceptible to puncture'?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | Puncturable / aspirable |
Cenk Başaran
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Cenk Başaran
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Türkiye
Medical translator, DE>EN/TR, TREN
Native in: English 
Works in: Turkish to English, English to Turkish, German to English, and 3 more.
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Puncturable / aspirable
This word is frequently used along with "Punktion" i.e., puncturing.
Ascites and similar fluids are removed with puncturing.
Ascites and similar fluids are removed with puncturing.
Note from asker:
| Thanks for your speedy and helpful answers, which confirm my guesses. |
| Thanks to answerers. puncturable does not seem to be common but there are a fair number of examples of aspirable, so I think that is an acceptable gloss. |
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Comment: "Have selected aspirable as the best translation. Thank you."
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