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affectation

English translation: involvement / compromise

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English term or phrase:affectation
Selected answer:involvement / compromise
Entered by: Charles Davis

20:20 Sep 21, 2016
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Medical - Genetics / CADASIL
English term or phrase: affectation
In a paper on missense mutations written in English by Spanish authors, they keep using "affectation" to refer to a negative effect or damage. However, I can't find any other definitions of it except the usual one (artificial mannerisms, etc). I just need someone to confirm whether this usage is correct or not. It appears in other published papers in similar areas, but usually by non-English-speaking authors.

"Therefore, NOTCH3 cysteine-sparing mutations can cause symptoms compatible with CADASIL, with superimposable neuroimaging data and with lower rates of temporal lobe affectation."
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 01:37
involvement / compromise
Explanation:
They're using "affectation" as a calque of SP "afectación", for sure. So it needs to be replaced by a standard translation of afectación in medical contexts, which is usually either "involvement" or "compromise" (check the glossary for examples). In your temporal lobe example I would say "temporal lobe involvement" would be suitable.

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Note added at 18 mins (2016-09-21 20:38:20 GMT)
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"Afectación" means, of course, the fact of being affected, by implication adversely.

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Note added at 24 mins (2016-09-21 20:44:27 GMT)
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It's a pleasure :)
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Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 01:37
Grading comment
The paper reads really well now. Thanks a million Charles!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +5involvement / compromise
Charles Davis


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
involvement / compromise


Explanation:
They're using "affectation" as a calque of SP "afectación", for sure. So it needs to be replaced by a standard translation of afectación in medical contexts, which is usually either "involvement" or "compromise" (check the glossary for examples). In your temporal lobe example I would say "temporal lobe involvement" would be suitable.

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Note added at 18 mins (2016-09-21 20:38:20 GMT)
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"Afectación" means, of course, the fact of being affected, by implication adversely.

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Note added at 24 mins (2016-09-21 20:44:27 GMT)
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It's a pleasure :)

Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 01:37
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
The paper reads really well now. Thanks a million Charles!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Charles, you are a godsend. I've been racking my brains for ten minutes on this... And it's been a very long day.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Piyush Ojha
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Piyush :)
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Tina :)
agree  Jörgen Slet
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, Jörgen :)
agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, Yasutomo-san :)
agree  acetran
5 days
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