English translation of "fonctions upétieures" - "?? upper (renal tract) functions"

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195 months ago

Geea (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	Medical
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	fonctions upétieures
Context:	alteration des fonctions upétieures des patients
Keywords:	this is the answer to a survey question - I don't have the question itself but the general topic is incontinence, and here are a couple other responses to that same question: - pas facile de distinguer ceux qui nécessitent kinési ou chirurgie // - Hormis les causes neurologiques, la plupart des autres sont accessibles à une thérapeutique-

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195 months ago

Medilingua Hungarica wrote:

superior functions

My comment:

I think function is not an anatomical but a physiological expression...

195 months ago

Medilingua Hungarica wrote:

upper biological functions

195 months ago

Linda wrote:

fonctions sup�rieures

My references:

http://www.medix.free.fr/sim/incontinence.php

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195 months ago

Linda wrote:

Correct translation: fonctions suprieures = HIGHER BRAIN FUNCTIONS (alterations of higher brain function in patients) Ref.: http://familydoctor.co.uk/incontinence02

195 months ago

Charles Ferguson wrote:

?? upper (renal tract) functions

My comment:

I wonder if this is a typo for "superieures"???? After all, the renal tracts are divided into upper and lower sections.An example of an upper renal tract problem is ureteric colic.. Just a hunch....I can't find "upetieur" in my Garnier Delamare French medical dictionary.

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