mandrin
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French mandrin. See mandrel.
Noun
[edit]mandrin (plural mandrins)
- (medicine) A metal wire or stylet inserted into a flexible catheter to give it shape and firmness while passing through a hollow tubular structure.
Synonyms
[edit]French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]mandrin m (plural mandrins)
Further reading
[edit]- “mandrin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian
[edit]Noun
[edit]mandrin n (plural mandrine)
- Alternative form of mandrină
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | mandrin | mandrinul | mandrine | mandrinele | |
| genitive-dative | mandrin | mandrinului | mandrine | mandrinelor | |
| vocative | mandrinule | mandrinelor | |||