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Mar 19, 2009 05:46
15 yrs ago
German term

Stiefkind der Medizin

German to English Medical Medical (general) gastroenterology
Die Bauchspeicheldrüse ist ein Stiefkind der Medizin, liegt sie doch praktisch tief verschüttet quer im Oberbauch zwischen Magen, Milz und Leber.

is an organ that has received too little attention/has been neglected by mecdical science?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +8 has never attracted/received much attention
4 +10 (the pancreas is) a much-overlooked organ
4 +1 ... is seen as 'the poor relation' of medicine
3 has been given step-motherly treatment
3 the "forgotten organ" in medicine
Change log

Mar 19, 2009 08:08: Steffen Walter changed "Field (write-in)" from "gastronenterology" to "gastroenterology"

Mar 24, 2009 21:14: Harald Moelzer (medical-translator) Created KOG entry

Apr 1, 2009 13:58: Steffen Walter changed "Removed from KOG" from "Stiefkind der Medizin > has never attracted/received much attention by <a href="/profile/50023">Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)</a>" to "Reason: Source and target not equivalent."

Feb 11, 2014 12:00: Harald Moelzer (medical-translator) changed "Field (specific)" from "Medical: Health Care" to "Medical (general)"

Discussion

Jon Fedler Mar 19, 2009:
agree yes

Proposed translations

+8
1 hr
Selected

has never attracted/received much attention


...rather than "neglected" (i.e. no attention)...
Peer comment(s):
agree Dr. Anja Masselli : Yes! Personally, I think the "Stiefkind" metaphor doesn't really work, so I would not bother to use the same construction in the translation.
1 hr
Danke, Anja!!
agree Anne-Marie Grant (X)
2 hrs
Many thanks, Anne-Marie!!
agree Nandini Vivek
3 hrs
Many thanks, Nandini Vivek!!
agree Ingeborg Gowans (X) : w/Dr. Masselli
3 hrs
Thanks a lot, Ingeborg!!
agree linguamarina
4 hrs
Many thanks, linguamarina!!
agree Ingrid Moore
4 hrs
Many thanks, Ingrid!!
agree Inge Meinzer
5 hrs
Many thanks, Inge!!
agree Lirka : the idea, yes, but if we want to stick to the poetic original, we need a noun here
7 hrs
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Many thanks"
1 hr

has been given step-motherly treatment

it is another way of conveying the same meaning...
Peer comment(s):
neutral Lirka : the idea is correct of course, but it sound too much like a fairy-tale in English :)
7 hrs
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+1
1 hr

... is seen as 'the poor relation' of medicine


The pancreas is seen as 'the poor relation' of medicine ...

It is colloquial English, but that is how I would say it.

Peer comment(s):
neutral Lirka : sounds like the "weak link"--don't think so
8 hrs
Well, I don't think so. It is actually colloquial English and means "neglected" and "overlooked" and not "a weak link". After all "Stiefkind der Medizin" is also pretty colloquial!
agree CArcher : there are actually quite a number of papers using the term "poor relation" in this context
9 hrs
Thank you, Claudia Archer. Yes, I have seen quite a few papers too.
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+10
2 hrs

(the pancreas is) a much-overlooked organ

Pancreatic cancer - Medical LookScreenings are not done regularly partially because the pancreas is an “overlooked” organ. Incidents of pancreatic cancer are slowly rising however, ...
www.medical-look.com/Cancer/Pancreatic_cancer.html - 27k - Cached - Similar pages
Patrick Swayzee given weeks to live... - Sheffield Forum20 posts - 14 authors - Last post: 3 May 2008
No, the pancreas is a very important but often overlooked organ. It not only regulates your blood sugar levels but also the enzymes secreted ...
www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?p=3215508 - 89k - Cached - Similar pages
Straight Outta Lynwood by "Weird Al" Yankovic : Reviews and ...Pancreas - A Beach Boys styled ode to that oft-overlooked organ. .... love songs are still strong, as does Pancreas with his obsession with the human body. ...
rateyourmusic.com/release/album/weird_al_yankovic/straight_outta_lynwood/ - 67k - Cached - Similar pages
Is It All in Your Mind? - by Dov OshriIt's in your pancreas. Can you believe it? This overlooked organ controls your blood sugar level by secreting insulin to your blood stream and "injecting" ...
www.trans4mind.com/counterpoint/index-health-fitness/oshri3...
Peer comment(s):
agree Anne-Marie Grant (X)
1 hr
thanks :-)
agree Michele Johnson : Great - overlooked in both the physical and metaphorical sense
1 hr
thanks :-)
agree casper (X) : Fits well with what follows in the source sentence ["...liegt sie doch praktisch tief verschüttet..."]
1 hr
thanks :-)
agree Ivan Nieves
2 hrs
thanks :-)
agree RegineMac : totally hits the nail on the head!
5 hrs
thanks :-)
agree Lirka
5 hrs
thanks :-)
agree @caduceus (X)
6 hrs
thanks :-)
agree Steffen Walter
6 hrs
agree Dr.G.MD (X)
7 hrs
agree Marga Shaw : Like it as a more formal approach very much.
8 hrs
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8 hrs

the "forgotten organ" in medicine

We need a noun here, don't we?
Peer comment(s):
neutral Marga Shaw : I am sorry, but "forgotten organ in medicine" does not seem to make much sense to me. Perhaps the organ did not receive the attention it should have received, but forgotten it is not!
2 hrs
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