Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

wall shear stress

French translation:

contrainte de cisaillement pariétale (sur la paroi)

Added to glossary by Solen Fillatre
Sep 17, 2018 08:02
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English term

wall shear stress

English to French Medical Medical: Cardiology
For a software analyzing blood vessels

Software X provides the functionality to visualize ***Wall Shear Stress*** (WSS) in a 3D segmented model of the vessel of interest.
***Wall shear*** inside blood vessels arises from the blood flow that ***shears*** against the vessel wall.
Only the blood flow parallel to the vessel wall contributes to the ***shear*** against the wall.

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contrainte de cisaillement pariétale (sur la paroi)

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agree Drmanu49
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agree Carol OConnor (X)
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