Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
heterogénesis
English translation:
heterogenesis
Added to glossary by
O María Elena Guerrero
Aug 5, 2007 00:02
16 yrs ago
Spanish term
heterogénesis
Spanish to English
Medical
Medical (general)
Focus Group on a new medication
La importancia del colesterol elevado es el inicio de una Heterogénesis... Inicia tratamiento dependiendo de cada paciente, no tiene una escala básica... La meta es lograr niveles óptimos...
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +1 | heterogenesis | CarolynB |
4 +1 | aterogénesis | Dr. Roy Bheekha |
1 | Heterogenesis means "change" or "mutation" | Anna Maria Augustine (X) |
Proposed translations
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Selected
heterogenesis
I wouldn't stray too far from the original in a focus group guide like this
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Salloz
: Puesto que tanta gente le atribuye tantos significados diferentes a la palabra, lo mejor es traducirla literamente, y entiéndalo el lector. Al cabo, lo mismo ocurre con el uso peculiar de la palabra en el original.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Muchas gracias, Carolyn"
1 hr
Heterogenesis means "change" or "mutation"
Peer comment(s):
neutral |
Salloz
: Es ésta una manera bastante suelta de usar un término que en biología tiene un significado muy preciso (alternación de generaciones, por ejemplo una de ellas partenogenética). Pero parece que el documento original lo usa sin precisón alguna.
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+1
1 day 5 hrs
aterogénesis
Based on the context, thi is the only term lfitting logically, since elevated cholesterol causes the formation of atheroma plaques, a process also known as atherogenesis (aterogénesis, in sapnish).
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Dr. Jason Faulkner
: I think you were probably on to something here. SaludoZ!
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Thanks, Jason
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Discussion
3. the alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal.
Esto es lo que yo sabía. Pero...
1. Spontaneous generation, so called.
2. That method of reproduction in which the successive generations differ from each other, the parent organism producing offspring different in habit and structure from itself