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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

durée du cycle

English translation:

(length of ) course of medication

Added to glossary by Drmanu49
Mar 13 09:35
2 mos ago
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French term

durée du cycle

Non-PRO French to English Medical Medical (general) durée du cycle
Hi,

I need to know the meaning of 'durée du cycle' for a patient's medical prescription. In this case it is 21 days. The medication is taken for five days, then suspended for two days, weekly.

Does it mean 'course of medication'?

Thank you.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 (length of ) course of medication
4 +2 Cycle length/duration.
Change log

Mar 13, 2024 14:01: philgoddard changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Mar 26, 2024 12:13: Drmanu49 Created KOG entry

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

PRO (1): Drmanu49

Non-PRO (3): Lara Barnett, abe(L)solano, philgoddard

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Proposed translations

+3
7 mins
Selected

(length of ) course of medication

is correct

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Note added at 8 minutes (2024-03-13 09:44:02 GMT)
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In some cases will need to be repeated.
Note from asker:
Thank you :)
Peer comment(s):
agree TAMER DONOVAN ANANI
19 mins
Thank you.
agree liz askew
3 hrs
Thank you Liz.
neutral philgoddard : I don't think this is quite the same as a cycle, as you imply in your later note.
5 hrs
Cycle is not the usual term courses may be repeated.
agree writeaway
6 hrs
Thank you P.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+2
2 hrs

Cycle length/duration.

You can go with 'cycle' in English, where a course of medical treatment is cyclical in nature.
Peer comment(s):
agree abe(L)solano
1 hr
Thank you!
agree philgoddard : There's an exact equivalent in English, so you may as well use it.
2 hrs
Agreed Phil, thanks.
neutral Drmanu49 : I would avoid using cycle which may be misinterpreted.
3 hrs
Well, obviously nothing to do with bicycles;
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