Glossary entry

Japanese term or phrase:

7/16、20時過ぎに就寝中に便意を催し

English translation:

The subject felt the urge to defecate after going to bed at 8 p.m. 7/16

Added to glossary by David Gibney
Oct 16, 2015 15:35
8 yrs ago
Japanese term

7/16、20時過ぎに就寝中に便意を催し

Japanese to English Medical Medical (general) Clinical Trial
Came across this phrase for describing a patient's history. What does 7/ 16, 20時 refer to?
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Oct 18, 2015 17:02: David Gibney Created KOG entry

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The subject felt the urge to defecate after going to bed at 8 p.m. 7/16

The same abbreviated dating is used in Japanese medical records as the U.S (month/day), if this is a clinical study/trial the term "subject" should be used instead of patient.
Peer comment(s):

agree Hiroaki Masuda : I agree. However, I don't think the patient went to bed at 8 pm. So, "after 8 pm while he was in bed" or something similar would be more appropriate.
19 mins
Thank you and I agree with your point. I thought the wording sounded more natural and made the assumption based on the time 20:00 and wording (and assuming the subject was in the clinical trial facility).
agree Yasutomo Kanazawa
9 hrs
Thank you!
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after 8 pm on July 16, I had defecation desire while asleep

7/16 = July 16
20時過ぎに = after 8 pm
便意 = defecation desire ("call of nature" can be used but "call of nature" can mean "urination desire" as well)
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