Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

abs (in blood count)

English translation:

abs = absolute

Added to glossary by Susanna MacKenzie
Sep 15, 2011 07:01
12 yrs ago
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German term

Neutrabs

German to English Medical Medical (general) Lab test results
in complete blood count lab results along with


Neutrophile %
Lymphozyten %
Lymphozyten abs
Monozyten %
Monozyten abs

Thank you
Proposed translations (English)
4 +6 abs = absolute
Change log

Sep 26, 2011 13:54: Susanna MacKenzie changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/616364">Susanna MacKenzie's</a> old entry - "Neutrabs"" to ""abs = absolute""

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (1): Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)

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Proposed translations

+6
20 mins
Selected

abs = absolute

rather than percentage, so it's the actual count of the number of cells

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Note added at 4 hrs (2011-09-15 11:58:49 GMT)
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Neutrabs = neutrophil count (absolute number of cells)
Lymphozyten abs = lymphocytes (absolute number of cells)
Monozyten abs = monocytes (absolute number of cells)

Obviously anyone who didn't know this would not be doing a medical translation, surely.
Note from asker:
Thank you for your constructive answer.
Peer comment(s):

agree Lirka : clear from the explanation
5 hrs
agree uyuni
8 hrs
agree casper (X)
10 hrs
agree Ilse Schwender
18 hrs
agree Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
23 hrs
agree Attila Szabo
2 days 19 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you, SJLD - I do think any of us have the right to overlook obvious translations under stress and also the right to progress in our experience remembering that none of us were born with medical terminology in our genes. Thank you again, Susanna"
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