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Beenmergdepressie

English translation: bone marrow depression

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Dutch term or phrase:Beenmergdepressie
English translation:bone marrow depression
Entered by: CMarc

17:53 Nov 23, 2013
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / Oncology
Dutch term or phrase: Beenmergdepressie
Wanneer mag u XX niet gebruiken
- Als u een uitgesproken remming van de bloedcelvorming in het beenmerg heeft (beenmergdepressie)
Do not use XX
- If you have clearly decreased blood cell formation in the bone marrow (bone marrow depression).

Context package leaflet for an anti-cancer drug.

Does it make sense to say that bone marrow depression (or suppression) is decreased blood cell formation in the bone marrow? I wonder if this is the right term.

Thanks very much in advance!
CMarc
France
Local time: 12:47
bone marrow suppression or bone marrow depression
Explanation:
Bone marrow suppression occurs as the result of chemotherapy or alternatively in immunocompromised patients where it is not necessarily a consequence of any medication. My experience is that the term suppression (in preference to depression) is more commonly used here in the UK in scientific writings within the oncological community, i.e. between and among doctors, and that the term bone marrow depression tends to be encountered in publications by researchers from non English-speaking countries or in literature directed at patients. I stress that this is an impression only, because I have not done any formal study on the prevalence of the one term as opposed to the other. It is based on what my antennae are telling me about how they are used. I would say that you can safely use these terms interchangeably but if I were translating your package leaflet, assuming it is directed at patients, I would do what you have done in the question: bone marrow depression (suppression). Including the second term in brackets would enable patients to research the condition under both terms.
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Local time: 11:47
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5 +1Beenmergdepressie
Miriam Linschoten, PhD (X)
4 +2bone marrow suppression or bone marrow depression
Textpertise
3 +1bone marrow depression
Alexander Schleber (X)


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Beenmergdepressie


Explanation:
There are many definitions like the following one on the web:

Beenmergdepressie of aplastische anemie, kortweg AA, is een symptoom waarbij het beenmerg een of meer categorieën bloedcellen niet meer produceert (een vorm van bloedarmoede). Dit kan vele oorzaken hebben, waaronder een auto-immuunziekte, maar ook een reactie op het gebruik van vele geneesmiddelen. Aplastische anemie is een bekende bijwerking na
Gevonden op http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beenmergdepressie

Miriam Linschoten, PhD (X)
Local time: 04:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Dutch
PRO pts in category: 26

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Barend van Zadelhoff: Ik denk dat 'bone marrow suppression' evengoed wel kan, zie: http://tinyurl.com/oxdrw6u en Pinkhof- beenmergdepressie: remming van de hemopoëse in het beenmerg, bv a.g.v. cytostatica of verdringing; vrij algemene term
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
bone marrow depression


Explanation:
IMO the bone marrow function is depressed.
A suppression would imply a medical intervention IMO.

Alexander Schleber (X)
Belgium
Local time: 12:47
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
23 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
bone marrow suppression or bone marrow depression


Explanation:
Bone marrow suppression occurs as the result of chemotherapy or alternatively in immunocompromised patients where it is not necessarily a consequence of any medication. My experience is that the term suppression (in preference to depression) is more commonly used here in the UK in scientific writings within the oncological community, i.e. between and among doctors, and that the term bone marrow depression tends to be encountered in publications by researchers from non English-speaking countries or in literature directed at patients. I stress that this is an impression only, because I have not done any formal study on the prevalence of the one term as opposed to the other. It is based on what my antennae are telling me about how they are used. I would say that you can safely use these terms interchangeably but if I were translating your package leaflet, assuming it is directed at patients, I would do what you have done in the question: bone marrow depression (suppression). Including the second term in brackets would enable patients to research the condition under both terms.

Textpertise
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 91
Grading comment
Thank you for your very complete answer!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anne Schulz: suppression is more common than depression, IMO
1 hr
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
21 hrs
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