mitteltropfige Vakuolisierung

English translation: mediovesicular vacuolation

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German term or phrase:mitteltropfige Vakuolisierung
English translation:mediovesicular vacuolation
Entered by: Marga Shaw

17:41 Apr 6, 2010
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Medical - Medical (general) / pathology
German term or phrase: mitteltropfige Vakuolisierung
Study to examine the effects of a plant protection product on the reproduction of Japanese quails.
Under Histologische Befunde:
Leber: mittel-groβtropfige Vakuolisierung,

If groβtropfige Vakuolisierung is macrovesicular vacuolation, what would be mitteltropfige Vakuolisierung? (There is also a ref. to kleintropfige Vakuolisierung in the text)
KenOldfield
mediovesicular vacuolation
Explanation:

.... would be a possibility.

"macro-, medio- and microvesicular vacuolation".

The same examples apply as provided for "macrovesicular vacuolation".

e.g.:
Chronic viral hepatitis C: moderately dense portal infiltrate, focus of interface hepatitis; marked macro- and mediovesicular steatosis;...
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Ifcfto4...

Vacuolation was defined as macrovesicular when the vacuoles occupied the whole cytoplasm of a hepatocyte or blew up the hepatocyte, mediovesicular when ...
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121389556/abstrac...
(Unfortunately, there is only the abstract available).
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Marga Shaw
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Local time: 02:37
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1mediovesicular vacuolation
Marga Shaw
3moderate vacuolation
casper (X)
3medium droplet vacuolation
Anne Schulz


  

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mediovesicular vacuolation


Explanation:

.... would be a possibility.

"macro-, medio- and microvesicular vacuolation".

The same examples apply as provided for "macrovesicular vacuolation".

e.g.:
Chronic viral hepatitis C: moderately dense portal infiltrate, focus of interface hepatitis; marked macro- and mediovesicular steatosis;...
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Ifcfto4...

Vacuolation was defined as macrovesicular when the vacuoles occupied the whole cytoplasm of a hepatocyte or blew up the hepatocyte, mediovesicular when ...
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121389556/abstrac...
(Unfortunately, there is only the abstract available).


Marga Shaw
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 700
Grading comment
Many thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator): ...given the context from the other questions most suitable IMO
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moderate vacuolation


Explanation:
For references, please google for
"Moderate vacuolation" + liver

One of the references thus listed states:
A mild to moderate vacuolation of liver cells, as well as evidence of regeneration, was observed, depending upon the severity of the disease. ...
http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/reprint/47/3/327.pdf



The above reference kind of also points to what kleintropfige Vakuolisierung can be:

kleintropfige Vakuolisierung : mild vacuolation




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medium droplet vacuolation


Explanation:
("vacuolization" is also used)

Large, medium, and fine droplet vacuolization of hepatocytes. Arrows indicate focal vacuolar degeneration of hepatocytes, which remain within the ...
doi.wiley.com/10.1111/j.1600-0676.1983.tb00875.x

Another classification is fine vs. coarse vacuolation, but then the "intermediate" vacuolation could be misunderstood to refer to intermediate grade vacuolation.


Anne Schulz
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Local time: 03:37
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Native speaker of: German
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