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08:12 Oct 23, 2020 |
French to English translations [PRO] Medical - Medical (general) / Admission examination | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Drmanu49 France Local time: 01:55 | ||||||
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Summary of answers provided | ||||
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4 +1 | aspiration pneumonia |
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4 | aspiration pneumonitis |
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4 -1 | Lung disease caused by inhalation |
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3 | inhalation pneumopathy |
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Lung disease caused by inhalation Explanation: "Pneumopathie" means lung disease (a broad term encompassing severa disease entities, not just pneumonia). Inhalation(al) lung disease does not sound very well, so I went with the descriptive solution. But the key is that "-pathie" means "disease". While "pneumopathy" is not used in EN, it simply means lung/pulmonary disease. Most lung diseases caused by inhalation are occupational lung diseases but not necessarily. |
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