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Neurofisiopatologia

English translation: Department of Neurophysiology

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Italian term or phrase:Dipartimento di Neurofisiopatologia
English translation:Department of Neurophysiology
Entered by: Rachel Fell

19:39 Jun 19, 2008
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Medical (general) / a discipline/department
Italian term or phrase: Neurofisiopatologia
as a department in a hospital - what would this be called in English? Neurophysiopathology doesn't seem very English - is it neurophysical pathology?
Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:44
Neurophysiology
Explanation:
Se non si trattasse di un reparto ospedaliero, concorderei con Mihaela.

Il fatto è che nel mondo anglosassone, "neuropathophysiology department" e "neurophysiopathology department" non esistono se non nelle traduzioni dal giapponese (il primo) e dall'italiano (il secondo).
La mia opinione è questa. Io tradurrei con "Neurophysiology Department".
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texjax DDS PhD
Local time: 07:44
Grading comment
Thank you Bruna (and Luca) - the fact that it's a Department does make a difference, I think
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Neurophysiology
texjax DDS PhD
4 +1Neurophisiopathology
Olga Buongiorno
4neurophysiopathology
Astrid Vallero (X)


Discussion entries: 5





  

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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
neurophysiopathology


Explanation:
definitely! about 10,000 hit on google (good number given how few people might know about it!)

Astrid Vallero (X)
Italy
Local time: 13:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Monia Di Martino
10 hrs
disagree  Elena Morandini: Google is not a dictionary. The term is unknown in both the United Kingdom and the United States, where there are two accepted terms for two distinct figures Neurophysiologist and Neuropathologist. Both the OED and the Merriam Webster collect the definiti
5039 days
  -> While a search engine is not a dictionary, its purpose is to indicate context and usage. Also, while this post is from nearly 14 years ago, the OED's latest ed. dates back to the '90s and doesn't list acceptable combinations coined by international users
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Neurophisiopathology


Explanation:
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Note added at 31 min (2008-06-19 20:10:14 GMT)
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Apart from the fact that there is an exact translation from the Italian Neurofisiopatologia in this link
http://www.google.it/search?sourceid=navclient&hl=it&ie=UTF-...

You are talking about a department in a hospital and in the following link there are references to a Neurophisiopathology service (unit-department) in a hospital:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/apl/glal/2004/00000045...

if You got problems in opening this link use this other where, apart from the link I was talking about (the 1st one) you will find other references
http://www.google.it/search?sourceid=navclient&hl=it&ie=UTF-...

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Note added at 36 min (2008-06-19 20:15:38 GMT)
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Ovviamente Il termine può essere anche tradotto con la "y" iniziale è la stessa cosa.


Olga Buongiorno
Italy
Local time: 13:44
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Monia Di Martino
10 hrs
  -> Grazie Monia!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Neurophysiology


Explanation:
Se non si trattasse di un reparto ospedaliero, concorderei con Mihaela.

Il fatto è che nel mondo anglosassone, "neuropathophysiology department" e "neurophysiopathology department" non esistono se non nelle traduzioni dal giapponese (il primo) e dall'italiano (il secondo).
La mia opinione è questa. Io tradurrei con "Neurophysiology Department".


texjax DDS PhD
Local time: 07:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 1540
Grading comment
Thank you Bruna (and Luca) - the fact that it's a Department does make a difference, I think
Notes to answerer
Asker: Ciao, thank you, useful point :-)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maverick82 (X): è vero, per un ospedale anch'io direi così
17 hrs
  -> Grazie Luca, buon fine settimana!
agree  Elena Morandini: I agree with you.
5039 days
  -> Grazie!
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