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Accurate

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Précis

Giving a correct result

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Précis

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Accurate

Giving a correct result

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Aim

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Objectif

Objective

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Objectif

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Aim

Objective

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Alongside

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En plus, aux cotés de

Beside

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En plus, aux côtés de

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Alongside

Beside

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To Assess

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Evaluer

To evaluate

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Evaluer

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To Assess

To evaluate

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Beholden

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Etre redevable

Be expected to take action

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Etre redevable

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Beholden

Be expected to take action

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Benign

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Bénin

Not malignant

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Bottom line

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L’essentiel

The fundamental or most important factor

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L’essentiel

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Bottom line

The fundamental or most important factor

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Bowel scope screening

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Coloscopie préventive
A procedure in which a probe with a camera is inserted into the large bowel in order to pick up any evidence of abnormalities

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Coloscopie préventive

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Bowel scope screening
A procedure in which a probe with a camera is inserted into the large bowel in order to pick up any evidence of abnormalities

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Carry out

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Faire, effectuer

Perform an activity

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Faire, effectuer

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Carry out

Perform an activity

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Chemotherapy

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Chimiothérapie

The treatment of disease by the use of chemical substances

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Chimiothérapie

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Chemotherapy

The treatment of disease by the use of chemical substances

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Come to light

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Apparaître

Become apparent

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Apparaître

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Come to light

Become apparent

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Condition

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Maladie

An illness or other medical problem

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Maladie

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Condition

An illness or other medical problem

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Consistent

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Cohérent

Acting in the same way over time, giving a regular, unchanging result

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Cohérent

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Consistent

Acting in the same way over time, giving a regular, unchanging result

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Damage

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Dommages

Harm / detrimental effects

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Dommages

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Damage

Harm / detrimental effects

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Delivery

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Remise, distribution

The provision of a service, the carrying out of a procedure

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Remise, distribution

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Delivery

The provision of a service, the carrying out of a procedure

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Downside

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Inconvénient

Disadvantage

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Inconvénient

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Downside

Disadvantage

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Evidence

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Preuve

A sign or an indication of a certain situation

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Preuve

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Evidence

A sign or an indication of a certain situation

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Faecal occult blood test

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Recherche de sang occulte dans les selles

A test which uses samples of faeces to detect the presence of blood which would otherwise be invisible

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Recherche de sang occulte dans les selles

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Faecal occult blood test

A test which uses samples of faeces to detect the presence of blood which would otherwise be invisible

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Fit for purpose

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Adéquat, adapté à l’usage prévu

Adequate, suitable in order to achieve a certain goal

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Adéquat, adapté à l’usage prévu

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Fit for purpose

Adequate, suitable in order to achieve a certain goal

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Fortnight

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A period of two weeks

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Une période de 2 semaines

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Fortnight

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Forward

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Faire parvenir, transmettre

To send

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Faire parvenir, transmettre

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To Forward

To send

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To Foster

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Favoriser, encourager

To encourage the development of something

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Favoriser, encourager

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To Foster

To encourage the development of something

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To Fund

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Financer

To finance

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Financer

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To Fund

To Finance

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Get to grips

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Se familiariser

Begin to understand a problem

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Se familiariser

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Get to grips

Begin to understand a problem

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Guidelines

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Directives

General information or instructions about a certain subject

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Directives

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Guidelines

General information or instructions about a certain subject

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Harmful

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Dangereux, nocif

Dangerous, hazardous

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Dangereux, nocif

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Harmful

Dangerous, hazardous

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Incidence

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Incidence

The occurrence, rate or frequency of a disease or condition in the population

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Information leaflet

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Dépliant d'information
A small (often folded) paper which provides general information to patients about a certain subject
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Dépliant d’information

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Information leaflet
A small (often folded) paper which provides general information to patients about a certain subject
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Large bowel

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Gros intestin

= Large intestine : the caecum, colon and rectum

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Gros intestin

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Large bowel

= Large intestine : the caecum, colon and rectum

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Likely

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Probable

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Probable

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Likely

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Lining

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Paroi interne d’un organe

The inner wall of an organ

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Paroi interne d’un organe

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Lining

The inner wall of an organ

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To Maim

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Mutiler

Physically harm, causing lasting damage

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Mutiler

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To Maim

Physically harm, causing lasting damage

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Make a person aware of

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Mettre au courant quelqu’un de qqch

Give a person knowledge of

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Mettre au courant quelqu’un de qqch

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Make a person aware of

Give a person knowledge of

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Meet the standards

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Satisfaire les normes

Satisfy a requirement

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Otherwise

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Autrement, sinon

In different circumstances / in other respects

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Autrement, sinon

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Otherwise

In different circumstances / in other respects

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Outcome

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Résultat

The result

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Résultat

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Outcome

The result

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Over diagnosis

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Sur-diagnostic

Excessively zealous diagnosis

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Sur-diagnostic

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Over diagnosis

Excessively zealous diagnosis

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Over treatment

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Sur-traitement
Giving an excessive amount of medication or carrying out an excessive number of procedures in order to deal with a particular condition

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Sur-traitement

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Over treatment
Giving an excessive amount of medication or carrying out an excessive number of procedures in order to deal with a particular condition

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Overview

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Aperçu, vue d’ensemble

A general review or summary of a subject

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Apreçu, vue d’ensemble

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Overview

A general review or summary of a subject

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Painless

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Indolore

Causing no discomfort or physical pain

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Indolore

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Painless

Causing no discomfort or physical pain

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Pick up

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Détecter

Detect

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Détecter

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Pick up

Detect

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Process

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Procédé

A procedure, a series of actions to produce a certain result

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Procédé

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Process

A procedure, a series of actions to produce a certain result

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To Process

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Traiter, étudier
To study (a sample) in order to obtain certain information
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Traiter, étudier

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To Process
To study (a sample) in order to obtain certain information
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Radiation

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Radiotherapy

Radiothérapie

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Radiothérapie

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Radiation

Radiotherapy

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Roll out

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Etendre

Launch, make available to the public

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Etendre

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Roll out

Launch, make available to the public

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Sampling kit

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Kit d’échantillonnage

A set of equipment which allows the collection of a specimen for study

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Kit d’échantillonnage

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Sampling kit

A set of equipment which allows the collection of a specimen for study

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Screening

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Dépistage

A program which tries to detect the presence of a particular disease or condition

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Dépistage

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Screening

A program which tries to detect the presence of a particular disease or condition

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Set up

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Créer, constituer

Put in place

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Créer, constituer

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Set up

Put in place

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Stool

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Selles

Faeces

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Selles

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Stool

Faeces

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Supporting documents

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Documents à l’appui

Documents providing necessary back-up information

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Documents à l’appui

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Supporting documents

Documents providing necessary back-up information

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Surgery

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Chirurgie

The place where a doctor receives his patients

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Third

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Le tiers

One out of three

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Le tiers

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Third

One out of three

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Undergo

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Subir

To be subjected to something

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Subir

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Undergo

To be subjected to something

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Wire loop

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Boucle en fil métallique

A thin, curved piece of metal used to cut polyps away from the intestinal wall

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Boucle en fil métallique

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Wire loop

A thin, curved piece of metal used to cut polyps away from the intestinal wall