English translation of "�mol / mmol" - "Do not translate these units"

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226 months ago

Gina W asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	Medical
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	�mol / mmol
Context:	Analyses sanguines : Glyc�mie
Keywords:	I think that the first one is

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226 months ago

wrote:

leave as they are

My comment:

Yes, you are right that they stand for micromoles per litre and millimoles per litre. As a diabetic I use the later everyday to measure my blood sugar levels. It is normal to leave them in their abbreviated form.

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226 months ago

myrthe wrote:

I agree. This measure hasn't to be translated. Keep the abbreviation

226 months ago

wrote:

�mol / mmol

My comment:

Micromol(e), millimol(e)

226 months ago

Al Hegland wrote:

wrong

My comment:

the m in mmole stands for milli
the mu in /umole means 'micro

226 months ago

Al Hegland wrote:

Do not translate these units

My comment:

These are chemical units, and you are quite right in defining them. The context should be translated as : "Blood analyses - glycemia with fasting - 5.77 mmol/l // creatinine - serum - 84.2 �mol/l".
Good luck

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