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I did not study Latin at school, the choice was Latin or physics but ....
could tegm mean skin as  per ³integument²????

Anne


On 8/8/08 18:33, "Alan" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Naevi are pigmented lesions
> cum fistula = with a fistula, which is a narrow duct or passage
> Tegm = I have no idea, could this be a mis-spelling?
> thoracis = of the thorax
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> Unless you can re-interpret Tegm, it could be anything from zits on his chest
> wall that have been draining onto the skin to melanoma deposits or anything
> in-between!
> 
> Sorry not to have been more helpful
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> 
> Alan ( latin for Alan)
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> Jay Chapman wrote:
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>> To all my erudite colleagues
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>> I need help!
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>> I have a client who is ill in his native Poland.  His medical certificate has
>> arrived duly translated but, the diagnosis is in Latin as far as I can see. 
>> It is some years since I did that venerable subject and I am well aware that
>> its reference to medical subjects is far from straightforward.  However, I do
>> need to know what my client is suffering from.  Is there anyone out there who
>> can translate the following for me please?  My efforts do not make sense!
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>>                 'Naevi cum fistula tegm thoracis'
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>> I hate seeming to be ignorant but I really cannot untangle this.
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>> Regards 
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>> Jay
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