Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
fontanella oculare
English translation:
eye wash fountain
Added to glossary by
Federica Banzola
Jul 1, 2009 12:30
14 yrs ago
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Italian term
Italy
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Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy) 
Works in: English to Italian, Spanish to Italian
fontanella oculare
Italian to English
Medical
Medical (general)
dpi
scheda tecnica di un olio
contatto con gli occhi: irrigare con acqua per lameno 15 minuti usando preferibilmente una ***fontanella oculare***
ho cercato anche in testi in italiano per capire almeno di cosa si tratta, ma non ho trovato nessuna immagine...so soltato che dovrebbe essere un DPI
qualche idea? grazie mille
contatto con gli occhi: irrigare con acqua per lameno 15 minuti usando preferibilmente una ***fontanella oculare***
ho cercato anche in testi in italiano per capire almeno di cosa si tratta, ma non ho trovato nessuna immagine...so soltato che dovrebbe essere un DPI
qualche idea? grazie mille
Proposed translations
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| 4 +4 | eye wash fountain |
Lirka
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| 4 +1 | eye bath |
Dr Lofthouse
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| 3 +1 | eye wash system |
Lionel_M (X)
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References
| fontanella oculare |
Ellen Kraus
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Change log
Jul 1, 2009 12:37: Emanuela Galdelli changed "Term asked" from "FONTANELLA OCULARE" to "fontanella oculare"
Proposed translations
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eye wash fountain
Fountain used for eye irrigation in case of contact with chemicals, e.g. in labs
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Note added at 13 mins (2009-07-01 12:44:36 GMT)
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you can also write it together as "eyewash".
Check this out so you can see what is meant here:
http://www.chem.unl.edu/safety/hslab9.html
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Note added at 16 mins (2009-07-01 12:47:25 GMT)
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Oftentimes, it is also called an "EYEWASH STATION", esp. if it's not portable as in most labs.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-07-01 15:47:02 GMT)
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IF your target audience is US, I would strongly encourage you to use "station" instead of fountain. More commonly used.
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Note added at 13 mins (2009-07-01 12:44:36 GMT)
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you can also write it together as "eyewash".
Check this out so you can see what is meant here:
http://www.chem.unl.edu/safety/hslab9.html
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Note added at 16 mins (2009-07-01 12:47:25 GMT)
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Oftentimes, it is also called an "EYEWASH STATION", esp. if it's not portable as in most labs.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-07-01 15:47:02 GMT)
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IF your target audience is US, I would strongly encourage you to use "station" instead of fountain. More commonly used.
Peer comment(s):
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Ellen Kraus
: or simply eye fountain, emergency eye fountain
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yes, emergency can be freely added; that's its purpose after all :) Thanks, Ellen.
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Bigolo
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Thanks, Bigolo
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Mirra_
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Thanks, Mirra.
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| agree |
Panagiotis Andrias (X)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "grazie mille!"
+1
14 mins
eye wash system
Peer comment(s):
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Lirka
: system only if it is portable; otherwise fountain or station
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OK ! Thanks for this precision. But are we sure the devise here is fixed ? Couldn't it be portable ?
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Fran Cesca
: http://www.aosp.bo.it/files/03-linee guida antiblastici.pdf
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Grazie 1000 Francesca
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+1
1 hr
Dr Lofthouse
France
France
Native in Italian
&
English
Works in field
France
When Accuracy Counts -
Native in: English 
, Italian
Works in: Italian to English, German to English, French to English, and 10 more.
Related KudoZ points
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50
eye bath
is the phrase used on 'Optrex' packaging in the UK for their eye was systems (though not a literal translation),
'fountain' implies a spray dispenser - doesn't seem appropriate, but without a diagram, I couldn't say for sure
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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-07-01 15:52:34 GMT)
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also
http://www.pharmacy2u.co.uk/productdetail.aspx?code=OPEW300
and
http://www.youreableshop.co.uk/product/green-focus-sterile-e...
and
NHS Standard Eye Bath at
http://www.lewis-plast.co.uk/eye-products-eye-sundries-test-...
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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-07-01 16:13:31 GMT)
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PICTURE OF EYE BATH (OLD GLASS TYPE)
http://www.glswrk-auction.com/mc09.htm
'fountain' implies a spray dispenser - doesn't seem appropriate, but without a diagram, I couldn't say for sure
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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-07-01 15:52:34 GMT)
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also
http://www.pharmacy2u.co.uk/productdetail.aspx?code=OPEW300
and
http://www.youreableshop.co.uk/product/green-focus-sterile-e...
and
NHS Standard Eye Bath at
http://www.lewis-plast.co.uk/eye-products-eye-sundries-test-...
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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-07-01 16:13:31 GMT)
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PICTURE OF EYE BATH (OLD GLASS TYPE)
http://www.glswrk-auction.com/mc09.htm
Peer comment(s):
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Mirra_
: it could be it, also, who knows? :)
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picture of eye bath at <http://www.glswrk-auction.com/mc09.htm>
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Lirka
: a very [very] unusual phrasing; how do you bathe an eye? I see, it may exist all right, but I do not think that they meant it in the original ( a fountain is a bit bigger than a small container)
2 hrs
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its a small plastic container, with a volume of ~ 5 ml fluid. It is designed to fit over the eye, you then tilt your head backwards and when the fluid hits the surface of the eye, you tilt your head from side to side, and the fluid moves over the surface
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Reference comments
19 mins
Ellen Kraus
Austria
Austria
Specializes in field
Austria
more than thirty years of experience
Native in: German
Works in: Greek to German, English to German, Greek to English, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
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142
Reference:
fontanella oculare
apparecchiatura per lavaggio oculare d'emergenza (emergency eye fountain, emergency eyewash fountain, emergency eye-wash fountain, eye fountain, ...
www.websters-online-dictionary.org/.../eye wash fountain.ht... -
www.websters-online-dictionary.org/.../eye wash fountain.ht... -
Peer comments on this reference comment:
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Lirka
: Exactly. Thanks for this reference, Ellen!
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