Glossary entry

Swedish term or phrase:

knickning

English translation:

kink(s)/kinking

Added to glossary by Rosica Dimitrova
Aug 27, 2015 12:01
8 yrs ago
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Swedish term

knickning

Swedish to English Medical Medical: Instruments
Latexfri kateteradapter håller fast katetern utan risk för knickning.
Proposed translations (English)
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kink(s)/kinking

I think this refers to the development of kinks in a catheter or tubing
I would use the noun form of this term here

you can also use kinking

It means that flow is blocked by the tube folding over on itself. See the image inmy 2nd reference

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Example sentence:

Medtronic's Full-Wall Variable Braiding Technology used in the Export® AP Aspiration Catheter helps reduce the incidence of kinks and improve overall ...

This is the result of an increase in abdominal pressure against the bladder, which is likely to kink the catheter tip

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agree Karin and Folke Nettelblad (Folia Textproduktion HB)
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agree Michele Fauble
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http://g3.spraakdata.gu.se/saob/show.phtml?filenr=1/122/187....

KNICKA knik³a², v.¹ -ade. vbalsbst. -ANDE, -NING.
[ av t. knicken, knäcka, bryta m. m. (av germ. knik-, böja (sig), kröka (sig) o. d. (jfr KNEK o. KNICK, sbst.¹)]
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