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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kompresˈsjone sterˈnale
"È stata eseguita una compressione sternale per valutare il livello di coscienza."
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The application of downward pressure to the sternum, typically used as a painful stimulus in medical assessments to test consciousness or during cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
"The emergency physician performed a sternal-compression to assess the patient's level of responsiveness."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of sternal (from Greek stērnon, meaning chest or breastbone) and compression (from Latin compressio, from comprimere, meaning to press together). The compound term emerged in twentieth-century medical literature to describe specific clinical maneuvers involving pressure applied to the sternum.
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compression sternale
Transliteration: kompʁɛsjɔ̃ stɛʁnal
"Le médecin a appliqué une compression sternale pour vérifier la conscience du patient."
Sternumkompression
Transliteration: stɛʁnʊmkɔmpʁɛˈzi̯oːn
"Eine Sternumkompression wird oft als Schmerzreiz eingesetzt."
compressione sternale
Transliteration: kompresˈsjone sterˈnale
"È stata eseguita una compressione sternale per valutare il livello di coscienza."
compresión esternal
Transliteration: kompɾesˈjon estaɾˈnal
"El paramédico aplicó compresión esternal para comprobar la respuesta del paciente."
compressão esternal
Transliteration: kõpɾeˈsɐ̃w iʃteɾˈnaw
"A compressão esternal é um estímulo doloroso usado para testar reflexos."
उरोस्थि संपीड़न
Transliteration: urosthi sampīḍan
"रोगी की चेतना की जांच के लिए उरोस्थि संपीड़न का उपयोग किया गया।"
胸骨压迫
Transliteration: xiōnggǔ yāpò
"医务人员通过胸骨压迫来评估患者的清醒程度。"
흉골 압박
Transliteration: hyung-gol ap-bak
"의사는 환자의 의식 수준을 확인하기 위해 흉골 압박을 실시했다."
胸骨圧迫
Transliteration: kyōkotsu appaku
"患者の意識レベルを評価するために胸骨圧迫が行われた。"
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