Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
segmentan
English translation:
break down [the drug]
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sebaspedlp
Jan 16, 2016 17:43
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Spanish term
Argentina
Casi termino la carrera de Traductor
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Argentine) 
Works in: Spanish to English
segmentan
Spanish to English
Medical
Medical: Pharmaceuticals
Prospecto (traducción para facultad
la carboxipeptidasa y el disulfuro oxidoreductasa segmentan la droga en los sitios relevantes para la actividad farmacológica de la hormona.
carboxypeptidase and disulfide oxidoreductase cleave this drug.....
carboxypeptidase and disulfide oxidoreductase cleave this drug.....
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | break down [the drug] |
Muriel Vasconcellos
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| 4 +1 | segment |
MariaSarramalho
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| 4 | compartmentalize |
neilmac
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Proposed translations
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
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United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
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break down [the drug]
I understand that this has to do with how the drug is metabolized in the body.
nihseniorhealth.gov/takingmedicines/drugsinthebody/01.htmlAs drugs make their way through the body, many steps happen along the way. ... Just as it does with food, **the body tries to chemically break down medicines as ...**
Drug Metabolism - Drugs - Merck Manuals Consumer Version
www.merckmanuals.com › ... › Administration and Kinetics of Drugs
If these substances decrease **the ability of the enzymes to break down a drug**, then that drug's effects (including side effects) are increased. If the substances ...
http://study.com/academy/lesson/accessory-digestive-organs-p...
Three enzymes found in pancreatic juice, called trypsin, chymotrypsin and **carboxypeptidase**, are the pancreatic enzymes that complete the digestion of proteins. Because proteins are held together by peptide bonds, **these enzymes work by breaking peptide bonds**.
nihseniorhealth.gov/takingmedicines/drugsinthebody/01.htmlAs drugs make their way through the body, many steps happen along the way. ... Just as it does with food, **the body tries to chemically break down medicines as ...**
Drug Metabolism - Drugs - Merck Manuals Consumer Version
www.merckmanuals.com › ... › Administration and Kinetics of Drugs
If these substances decrease **the ability of the enzymes to break down a drug**, then that drug's effects (including side effects) are increased. If the substances ...
http://study.com/academy/lesson/accessory-digestive-organs-p...
Three enzymes found in pancreatic juice, called trypsin, chymotrypsin and **carboxypeptidase**, are the pancreatic enzymes that complete the digestion of proteins. Because proteins are held together by peptide bonds, **these enzymes work by breaking peptide bonds**.
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neilmac
: OK, but according to the source text it does this segmentally, i.e. it compartmentalizes the drug into certain locations/points.
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Thanks, Neil. I still think we would phrase it differently. Maybe 'breaks down the drug and distributes it to ....'
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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55 mins
MariaSarramalho
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
segment
segment the ...
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Peer comment(s):
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neilmac
: Was going to post this earlier...
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Muriel Vasconcellos
: I don' think This isn't the way the concept is expressed in English.
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compartmentalize
Not my favourite word, but it appears in the literature...
"...particularly useful for compartmentalizing the drug delivery area."
"... the capacity to compartmentalize the drug away from intercellular target sites..."
file:///C:/Users/Usuario/Downloads/US20130218131%20(1).pdf
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Note added at 18 hrs (2016-01-17 12:15:14 GMT)
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Compartmentalize (verb): Divide into discrete sections or categories.
"...particularly useful for compartmentalizing the drug delivery area."
"... the capacity to compartmentalize the drug away from intercellular target sites..."
file:///C:/Users/Usuario/Downloads/US20130218131%20(1).pdf
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Note added at 18 hrs (2016-01-17 12:15:14 GMT)
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Compartmentalize (verb): Divide into discrete sections or categories.
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Discussion
Descargar Prospecto - Instituto Biológico Argentino SAIC ...
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proteasa, la carboxipeptidasa y el disulfuro oxidoreductasa segmentan la vasopresina en los sitios relevantes para la actividad farmacológica de la hormona.