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 > > 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 > > > Alan ( latin for Alan) > > > > > Jay Chapman wrote: >> >> To all my erudite colleagues >> >> >> >> I need help! >> >> >> >> 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! >> >> >> >> 'Naevi cum fistula tegm thoracis' >> >> >> >> I hate seeming to be ignorant but I really cannot untangle this. >> >> >> >> Regards >> >> >> >> Jay >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. >> >> OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html >> >> >> CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: >> http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH >> >> >> OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH JOBS http://OHJobs.drmaze.net >> >> >> OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING EDUCATION http://www.aohne.org.uk >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. > > OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html > > CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH > > OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH JOBS http://OHJobs.drmaze.net > > OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING EDUCATION http://www.aohne.org.uk > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH JOBS http://OHJobs.drmaze.net OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING EDUCATION http://www.aohne.org.uk