DE>EN Tumorart and Tumorentität

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Don't know a word of German but based on the Italian " entità " I would

guess it just means size or magnitude.

Graham

>

> It does sound odd. I have never heard of a 'tumour entity'.

>

> A wild stab in the dark: does it refer to the location of the tumour?

>

>

>

> > I have been asked to translate a TOC and the titles of tables from DE to

> > EN (without access to the article/paper/book in question!! stupid I

> > know, but....)

> >

> > It looked simple and straightforward in fact, but table headings

> include:

> >

> > 1. Demographie -- Alter bei Einschluss, nach Geschlecht, Tumorart und

> > Tomorentität

> >

> > 3. Demographie -- Altersverteilung bei Einschluss in Kategorien <65,

> > >=65, nach Tumorart

> > 4. Demographie -- Altersverteilung bei Einschluss in Kategorien <65,

> > >=65, nach Tumorentität

> > 5. Demographie -- Body-Mass-Index bei Einschluss, nach Geschlecht,

> Alter,

> > Tomorart und Tumorentität

> >

> > What is the DE distinguishing in the two words " Tumorart " (which I would

> > normally translate as " type of tumour " and " Tumorentität " ?

> >

> > Note: I am not at all convinced that BE speakers would ever talk of a

> > " tumour entity " whatever that means - most google hits look non-native.

> >

> > Fairly urgent

> >

> > TIA

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