Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
syntesesvikt
English translation:
impaired synthesis
Norwegian term
United Kingdom
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syntesesvikt
I'm translating a report about a patient who has liver cirrhosis as a result of heavy drinking. The patient underwent a gastroscopy. The report refers to "alvorlig syntesesvikt" as well as "trombocytopeni", but is "synthesis failure" actually a medical condition?
Mvh,
Alison.
| 3 +1 | impaired synthetic function |
liz askew
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| 3 | inhibition of (muscle protein) synthesis |
Adrian MM.
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Oct 16, 2023 16:45: liz askew changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/2658418">Alison Waddington's</a> old entry - "syntesesvikt"" to ""impaired synthetic function""
Oct 16, 2023 16:46: liz askew changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/589274">liz askew's</a> old entry - "syntesesvikt"" to ""impaired synthetic function""
Proposed translations
impaired synthetic function
RCP London
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▫ Development of severe acute liver injury with encephalopathy and impaired synthetic function (INR >1.5) in a patient without pre-existing liver disease or.
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Note added at 16 минути (2023-09-27 10:59:26 GMT)
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impaired synthesis
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Note added at 17 минути (2023-09-27 11:00:29 GMT)
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CITY AND HACKNEY CCG ABNORMAL LIVER ...
NHS North East London
https://gps.cityandhackneyccg.nhs.uk › serve
However, there are many other causes of decreasing albumin levels. Causes of low albumin: • Decreased Synthesis - severe liver disease, malabsorption, ...
I would go for "synthesis" rather than "synthetic function"
Austria
Retd.T&I, Barrister & Austro-Advokat
Native in: English (Variants: British, Scottish) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 5 more.
inhibition of (muscle protein) synthesis
Inhibition of muscle protein synthesis by alcohol is associated with modulation of eIF2B and eIF4E
Chronic alcohol consumption leads to muscle weakness and atrophy in part by suppressing protein synthesis
http://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.14814/phy2.12333
http://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/ajpendo.1999.277.2.E268
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