Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

soluciones de continuidad

English translation:

breaks in continuity

Added to glossary by liz askew
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Feb 26, 2010 09:47
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Spanish term

soluciones de continuidad

Spanish to English Medical Medical (general) medical and autopsy reports - multiple organ failure
Hello again

I wonder whether anybody could help me with this awkward phrase. It can mean different things, but this is specifically medical. I did find an entry in Proz about "intact membranes" but was not sure how this fitted in with what I have here. Please do not suggest anything with "solutions" as this does not appear to be related.

Here is the context:

El Servicio de Radiología revisó las imágenes del TAC e insistió en que: 1) no existen imágenes radiológicas sugestivas de hepatopatía crónica alcohólica, 2) no existen dudas sobre la existencia de gas dentro del tejido muscular del vasto lateral sin que se puedan apreciar soluciones de continuación en partes blandas adyacentes, 3) se matiza que las lesiones observadas en ambos rinones podrían ser compatibles, efectivamente, con lesiones secundarias a bajo gastro y/o coagulación intravascular diseminada.........

Perhaps I could just put "continuity/intact nature of the adjacent soft tissue"??

I am assuming they cannot see the soft tissue clearly because of the air bubbles.

Thank you for any help!

Liz Askew
Change log

Mar 1, 2010 15:15: liz askew changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/0">'s</a> old entry - "soluciones de continuidad"" to ""discontinuity""

Discussion

liz askew (asker) Mar 1, 2010:
Rules of etiquette: capital letters = shouting.
liz askew (asker) Mar 1, 2010:
Should the client dislike my option, that is another matter.
liz askew (asker) Mar 1, 2010:
I don't know what happened here, must have pressed the wrong button, but I chose "breaks in continuity" in the end as it flowed better in my overall translation. One can argue the case about "solution of continuity" until the cows come home, but as an English speaker this meant nothing to me, and when I translate I also want to understand what I am translating, rightly or wrongly. We all make our choices, and I am sticking with mine. Rightly or wrongly.
Constantinos Faridis (X) Mar 1, 2010:
discontiuty - discontinuidad (esta es la EXPLICACIÓN y no la traducción de la expresi'on "solución de la continuidad" que es una expresión preferida por los médicos....en todos los casos se trata de dos expresiones SINÓNIMAS y no una inglesa y otra española...
Constantinos Faridis (X) Feb 27, 2010:
It is not an idiomatic expression! Is a medical expression. In greek too! "λύσις της συνεχείας"!!
liz askew (asker) Feb 26, 2010:
There are absolutely tons of references for "soluciones de continuidad" without the "sin" in front: http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&as_q=fractura solucióne...

In any case I have chosen the answer I consider the most suitable. Thank you for all your contributions.
Muriel Vasconcellos Feb 26, 2010:
Verb in between It doesn't matter that the verb is in between; it's still part of the same idiomatic structure.
Muriel Vasconcellos Feb 26, 2010:
It's like "couth" in English You don't see "soluciones de continuidad/continuacion" or its variants without "sin" - any more than you see 'couth' without 'un-' in English. If you look up "solucion de continuidad" under "c", it looks like this in the dictionary: "solucion de continuidad, sin"
liz askew (asker) Feb 26, 2010:
sorry, it should be "gas bubbles"...
liz askew (asker) Feb 26, 2010:
I think they mean that despite the presence of air bubbles they cannot see any discontinuity in the soft tissue...

Liz
I would welcome any translation help. In fact I should have posted a longer phrase:) i.e.
sin que se puedan apreciar soluciones de continuación en partes blandas adyacentes
Andrés Martínez Feb 26, 2010:
Hay médicos que se expresan con poca claridad Lo que yo entiendo:
Es seguro que el tejido muscular del vasto lateral contiene gas, pero éste no se observa en las partes blandas adyacentes.
A ver qué opinan otros colegas.
liz askew (asker) Feb 26, 2010:
ah..

maybe this =
without there being any interruption in continuity...

any suggestions welcome!
seem to have come up against a brick wall.

Proposed translations

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discontinuity

Note from asker:
Thank you for your contribution. I had considered "discontinuity" but chose " breaks in continuity" instead. A very close call!
Peer comment(s):

agree Rita Tepper
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agree Alvaro Aliaga : This is the fastest answer but there's more than just one option here. Other answers do work too.
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solution of continuity (of skin)

of the skin, there is no solution of continuity and the skin re- turns to its previous appearance or shows mild alteration (ec- chymosis, haematoma, etc. ...
www.semes.org/revista/vol19_6/9_ing.pdfDENTIGEROUS CYST OF THE LOWER JAW.1 -
There was no solution of continuity of skin over this area, or evidence of acute inflammation. The skin was smooth, somewhat tense, and movable. ...
pdfs.journals.lww.com/.../Dentigerous_Cyst_of_the_Lower_Jaw_Situated_At_the.2.pdf -
An injury to the person by which the skin is divided, or its continuity broken; a lesion of the body, involving some solution of continuity. ...
dictionary.babylon.com/wound
Note from asker:
Yes, there do seem to be references for this, trouble is I do not understand this in English, so although this could be correct, I need to find something I myself understand. Should others vote for this, that would be a different matter:)
Peer comment(s):

neutral Muriel Vasconcellos : I believe these are translations. It's a highly idiomatic expression in Spanish.
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interruptions

I didn't see this question when I answered your other one. "Sin" from the other phrase belongs to this part: "sin soluciones de continuidad" means 'without interruption'. The whole phrase is a single idiom. In my other answer I specifically quoted an entry from Marina Orellana's dictionary, "Glosario Internacional." That dictionary is my most prized possession!!!

In your case, it means "gas can be seen to extendfrom the muscle without any interruption into the soft tissue".


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Liz, that was my initial reaction, but as I read it more carefully I realized that it all goes together. Your text says literally: "without being able to see/observe/appreciate a resolution to the continuity [read: interruption]" Before passing judgment, give my interpretation a try. I think you will see it. This is a tricky expression that doesn't come up very often, but I've encountered it before.
Note from asker:
Muriel, I am reading this as "sin que se puedan apreciar",i.e. the "sin" goes with "sin que", particularly as the subjunctive follows. the "sin" does not go with "sin soluciones de continuidad"...this is an interesting discussion:)
Peer comment(s):

agree Rita Tepper
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Thanks, Rita! I always value your "agrees"!
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lack of continuity

lack of continuity in the adjacent soft tissues
This phrase "solución de continuidad " in academic Spanish means "interruption" or "lack of continuity"

Note from asker:
yes, discontinuity, interruption of continuity... Standardized surgical terminology for the excision of lesions in ... by L Gold - 1991 - Cited by 20 - Related articles Adjacent soft tissue may be included in the resection. 2. ... with interruption of bone continuity. tary instruments will preclude histologic examination. ... linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/027823919190419M
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breaks (in continuity)

breaks in continuities


fisura Solución de continuidad de origen traumático, caracterizada por un trayecto lineal.


http://www.proyectosalonhogar.com/Diversos_Temas/diccionario...



breaks in skin integrity > alteraciones en la integridad de la piel7 entradas - 6 autores - Última entrada: 10 Abr 2007
(KudoZ) English to Spanish translation of breaks in skin integrity ... soluciones de continuidad en la integridad cutánea (argot ...
www.proz.com › ... › Medical (general) - En caché - Similares

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Incluso:

without fissures

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A routine x-ray control showed a rupture of the catheter at the costo-clavicular level with the distal end lodged in the superior vena cava.

En la radiografía de control se observaba la sección del catéter a nivel del espacio costoclavicular, objetivándose una clara solución de continuidad y la localización del extremo distal del catéter en la vena cava superior.

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Aquí tienes varias referencias al respecto:


Damage to Peripheral Nerves by High Velocity Missiles Without a ... - [ Traducir esta página ]de WO Puckett - 1946 - Citado por 15 - Artículos relacionados
Nerve, like other components of soft tissue, should be subjected to marked ..... between adjacent soft tissues as well as a considerable stretching of the nerve. ... even though no break in the continuity of the nerve was produced. ...
thejns.org/doi/pdf/10.3171/jns.1946.3.4.0294


MR Imaging of the Pars Interarticularisde DW Johnson - 1989 - Citado por 39 - Artículos relacionados
made without correlative studies. Despite the fact that bone abnor- malities cannot be evaluated ... by a break in the bone continuity, then on sagittal MR ... llnes) and adjacent soft tissue mass (dotted area). H, Thin, sclerotic ...
www.ajronline.org/cgi/reprint/152/2/327.pdf - Similares

fracture: Definition, Synonyms from Answers.com - [ Traducir esta página ]Segmental fragmented positioning occurs if fractures in two adjacent areas occur, .... If the fracture is open and occurs in conjunction with soft tissue injury, ..... Closed reduction refers to realigning bones without breaking the skin. .... 2. a break in the continuity of bone. Fractures may be caused by trauma, ...
www.answers.com/topic/fracture - En caché - Similares

Subcutaneous emphysema: diagnostic clue in the emergency room - [ Traducir esta página ]de M Martí de Gracia - 2009 - Artículos relacionados
must be aware of abnormal gas in soft tissue because it may be the main or unique sign leading to an underlying ... the fracture to expandable adjacent soft tissues. ... interstitial planes, with or without a pneumothorax. For ... break in continuity of the lar- ynx' left posterolateral wall. (curved arrow) ...
www.springerlink.com/index/444854j5px321271.pdf
Note from asker:
thanks, breaks/interruption in continuity, would work here
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Reference comments

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Reference:

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/medical/134606-soluci%C3%B3n_de_continuidad.html

see also French-English "solution de continuité"

There are many glossary entries on this
Note from asker:
Thank you! Will take a look:)
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