Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Greek term or phrase:
κυκλοτερής γύψος διανοιχθείς
English translation:
circular plaster cast, split
Added to glossary by
Dylan Edwards
Nov 28, 2023 13:48
5 mos ago
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Greek term
United Kingdom
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Greek to English, Czech to English, Slovak to English, and 1 more.
κυκλοτερής γύψος διανοιχθείς
Greek to English
Medical
Medical (general)
This concerns a patient who has suffered a fracture:
Φέρει
- Γύψινο νάρθηκα
- Κυκλοτερή γύψο διανοιχθέντα
- Βακρηρίες μασχάλης
Φέρει
- Γύψινο νάρθηκα
- Κυκλοτερή γύψο διανοιχθέντα
- Βακρηρίες μασχάλης
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | circular plaster cast, split |
D. Harvatis
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| 3 | circular splint/cast |
liz askew
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| 3 | Orbital incised plaster |
Anastasia Kalantzi
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Proposed translations
19 hrs
D. Harvatis
Native in Greek
Specializes in field
Biomedical translations
Native in: Greek
Works in: English to Greek, French to Greek, German to Greek, and 1 more.
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circular plaster cast, split
I think that 'split' fits better here.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you. I found illustrations of split casts. This is the term needed here."
47 mins
circular splint/cast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_hwC-9SaLk
This demonstration shows how to apply a basic forearm circular cast. It is usually applied after realigning a forearm (distal radius) ...
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Note added at 48 min (2023-11-28 14:36:57 GMT)
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https://orthopedicreviews.openmedicalpublishing.org/article/...
by JM van Buijtenen · 2022 — ... fractures fixated by regular circular casting, functional bracing, or no-fixation. ... A circular splint of PrimaCast (3M Primacast splint, 3M ...
This demonstration shows how to apply a basic forearm circular cast. It is usually applied after realigning a forearm (distal radius) ...
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Note added at 48 min (2023-11-28 14:36:57 GMT)
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https://orthopedicreviews.openmedicalpublishing.org/article/...
by JM van Buijtenen · 2022 — ... fractures fixated by regular circular casting, functional bracing, or no-fixation. ... A circular splint of PrimaCast (3M Primacast splint, 3M ...
17 hrs
Anastasia Kalantzi
Greece
Greece
Native in Greek
Greece
EnFrGreek Medical/Mechanical/Legal
Native in: Greek (Variant: Modern) , Greek (Ancient) (Variants: Koine (common), Doric, Homeric, Ionic, Aeolic) 
Works in: French to Greek, Greek to French, English to Greek, and 5 more.
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Reference comments
33 mins
Reference:
see
http://joinenterprise.com/2-1e.php
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Note added at 42 min (2023-11-28 14:31:18 GMT)
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https://www.isala.nl/patientenfolders/8542-plaster-cast-afte...
Types of plaster cast
Splint
If a plaster cast is needed, you will usually be given a splint first. A splint is a plaster cast that is open on one side.
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Note added at 44 min (2023-11-28 14:33:27 GMT)
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γύψος διανοιχθείς = splint?
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Note added at 45 min (2023-11-28 14:34:46 GMT)
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https://www.wordreference.com/gren/κυκλοτερής
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Note added at 42 min (2023-11-28 14:31:18 GMT)
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https://www.isala.nl/patientenfolders/8542-plaster-cast-afte...
Types of plaster cast
Splint
If a plaster cast is needed, you will usually be given a splint first. A splint is a plaster cast that is open on one side.
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Note added at 44 min (2023-11-28 14:33:27 GMT)
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γύψος διανοιχθείς = splint?
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Note added at 45 min (2023-11-28 14:34:46 GMT)
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https://www.wordreference.com/gren/κυκλοτερής
Note from asker:
| Thanks. The problem here is that "κυκλοτερής" means it's circular, i.e. it goes right round (circular cast/full cast?). I'm not sure that "open on one side" (half cast?) is the meaning here, though it's true that "διανοιχθείς" means it's "opened" in some way. |
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