English translation of "les zones bastion" - ""stronghold" areas"

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178 months ago

Ann W. (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	Medical
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	les zones bastion
Context:	La forme "vulgaire", généralement marquée par des plaques rouges
Keywords:	.. avec squames blanches adhérentes, à contours bien limités, touchant les zones bastion (coudes, genoux...) ---- rapidité d'action ; action sur les zones bastion (ongles +++)

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178 months ago

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"stronghold" areas

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178 months ago

Robert Tucker wrote:

tough skin areas

My comment:

I'm assuming this is about psoriasis.

The most frequent type of psoriasis was the vulgar psoriasis...
http://www.medicinaoral.com/medoralfree01/v13i11/medoralv13i11p703.pdf

Psoriasis commonly affects the skin of the elbows, knees, and scalp...
http://www.medicinenet.com/psoriasis/article.htm

...the thin but tough skin found on areas like the elbows and knees.
http://www.ehow.com/how_5690682_remove-dry-skin-elbows.html

178 months ago

Rita Solis Radius - Conseil en Création Littéraire wrote:

The core zone

178 months ago

Medilingua Hungarica wrote:

bastion-like zones of the skin

My comment:

As a physician I never heard about such a figurative expression. But if somebody wants to go ahead aggressively, he will use his elbow and his knee where the bones are hard (uncovered by muscles or fat) and potected by a thicker thin (epidermis) that can grow extremely...

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