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164 months ago

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164 months ago

Vilma Etchart   wrote:

recurrent attacks

My comment:

We, translators specialized in medicine and life sciences use this expression referring to asthma and other pathologies.

My references:

Please, see this thread:
https://www.google.com.uy/search?gcx=w&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=recurrence+de+pouss%C3%A9es+it%C3%A9ratives+avec+hospitalisation+pour+detresse+respiratoire#hl=es-419&sclient=psy-ab&q=%22recurrent+attacks%22+respiratory+distress&oq=%22recurrent+attacks%22+respiratory+distress&gs_l=serp.3...60436.66121.12.67505.21.21.0.0.0.0.453.9340.4-21.21.0.pchwc..0.0...1c.1.1hdS-9xG_hU&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=850e58184bf83930&bpcl=35243188&biw=1024&bih=705

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164 months ago

   wrote:

Yes, I agree. It will be a little tricky as you can't really say "Recurrence of recurrent attacks"! I would drop one the redundant terms as you seem to suggest.

164 months ago

Charles Ferguson   wrote:

I don't think there is necessarily a redundancy here. This may be an adult who had REPEATED episodes of SOB as a child and who now, after a symptom-free period is having a RECURRENCE of same.

164 months ago

Charles Ferguson   wrote:

Yes, I agree. It will be a little tricky as you can't really say "Recurrence of recurrent attacks"! I would drop one the redundant terms as you seem to suggest.

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164 months ago

Charles Ferguson   wrote:

repeated attacks

164 months ago

Medilingua Hungarica   wrote:

repeated outbreaks

My comment:

The Latin "iterativus" from "iterum" means repeated, another Latin word but more known.

164 months ago

Medilingua Hungarica   wrote:

iterative outbreaks

My references:

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