Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
volto amimico
English translation:
mask-like face
Added to glossary by
Shera Lyn Parpia
Jan 7, 2016 08:17
8 yrs ago
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Italian term
Italy
translating meaning, not just words
Native in: English 
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English, English
volto amimico
Italian to English
Medical
Medical (general)
geriatrics
la paziente presenta un decadimento delle condizioni generali con aumento della rigidità agli arti, difficoltà alla deambulazione, diaforesi e volto amimico.
I am wondering whether the right term to use is "expressionless face" or "flat facial expression". Or is there something better?
I am wondering whether the right term to use is "expressionless face" or "flat facial expression". Or is there something better?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | mask-like face |
Mihaela Petrican
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| 4 | amimic face |
Michael Korovkin
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| 4 | expressionless face (or hypomimia) |
pennylyd
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| 3 | amimic facies |
dandamesh
|
Proposed translations
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11 mins
Mihaela Petrican
Italy
Italy
Specializes in field
Italy
Medical,Pharmaceutical & IT Translations
Native in: Romanian
Works in: English to Romanian, Italian to Romanian, Romanian to Italian, and 4 more.
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1146
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mask-like face
This is the standard term for patients with Parkinson, Alzheimer disease etc.
My first choice would be "expressionless face", however.
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Note added at 12 mins (2016-01-07 08:29:44 GMT)
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My first choice would be "expressionless face", however.
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Note added at 12 mins (2016-01-07 08:29:44 GMT)
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http://www.alz.org/professionals_and_researchers_13515.asp
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44 mins
Michael Korovkin
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Works in field
Italy
Native in: English 
, Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Italian to Russian, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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51
amimic face
i.e. (a bang-on descroption of the same symptomatics as in your cotext):
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/144791
J Pediatr. 1977 Dec;91(6):955-7.
A syndrome of short stature, amimic facies, enamel hypoplasia, slowly progressive stiffness of the joints and high-pitched voice in two siblings.
Pfeiffer RA, Palm D, Teller W.
PMID:
144791
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/144791
J Pediatr. 1977 Dec;91(6):955-7.
A syndrome of short stature, amimic facies, enamel hypoplasia, slowly progressive stiffness of the joints and high-pitched voice in two siblings.
Pfeiffer RA, Palm D, Teller W.
PMID:
144791
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
45 mins
amimic facies
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facies_(medical)
A syndrome of short stature, amimic facies, enamel hypoplasia ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pubmed
di RA Pfeiffer - 1977 - Citato da 4 - Articoli correlati
A syndrome of short stature, amimic facies, enamel hypoplasia, slowly progressive stiffness of the joints ... Sulfates/urine; Dental Enamel Hypoplasia/ genetics*; Face*; Female; Glycosaminoglycans/urine ...
A syndrome of short stature, amimic facies, enamel hypoplasia ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pubmed
di RA Pfeiffer - 1977 - Citato da 4 - Articoli correlati
A syndrome of short stature, amimic facies, enamel hypoplasia, slowly progressive stiffness of the joints ... Sulfates/urine; Dental Enamel Hypoplasia/ genetics*; Face*; Female; Glycosaminoglycans/urine ...
1 hr
expressionless face (or hypomimia)
expressionless face sounds fine to me unless you want the higher register term
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