Mar 9, 2016 03:36
8 yrs ago
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Spanish term

saco medular

Spanish to English Medical Medical (general)
This term is found in a thoracic spinal magnetic resonance study, which states:
Herniacion discal posterior central que entra en contacto con la cara anterior del saco medular en T10-T11.
Proposed translations (English)
2 +3 dural sac
1 medullary sac

Proposed translations

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dural sac

Not all that many references even for "saco medular", which leads me to think this reference could well be correct:
http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/saco-medular.1720404/

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dural sac
Continuation of the dura mater inferior to the termination (caudal end) of the spinal cord (L2 vertebral level), surrounding the lumbar cistern, cauda equina, and filum terminale.

Stedman's Medical Dictionary

see fig. 4
http://neurorgs.net/informacion-al-paciente/patologia-column...
Peer comment(s):

agree Neil Ashby
4 hrs
Thanks, Neil.
agree raptisi : That's it!
5 hrs
Thanks, Raptisi.
agree neilmac : I was really just trolling... :)
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medullary sac

Only 46 hits on Google, hence low confidence level.
"Lumbosacral meningomyelocele ... the sac is formed by a central area called medullary sac or neural plate, ..."
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