Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
Mangelsygdomme
English translation:
deficiency disease
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Michele Fauble
Mar 5, 2008 18:58
16 yrs ago
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Mangelsygdomme
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Agriculture
Pesticide applicator course certificate
This is from a list of topics covered in a Pesticides in Agriculture course. Would it be better to say "Nutritional deficiency sicknesses" or "Nutrient deficiency sicknesses"?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +2 | deficiency disease |
Michele Fauble
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| 4 | deficiency disease |
Diarmuid Kennan
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Mar 7, 2008 17:54: Michele Fauble changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/0">'s</a> old entry - "Mangelsygdomme"" to ""deficiency disease""
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Michele Fauble
United States
United States
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deficiency disease
deficiency disease n. A disease, such as rickets or scurvy, that is caused by a dietary deficiency of specific nutrients, especially a vitamin or.
www.answers.com/topic/illnesses-related-to-poor-nutrition
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Note added at 7 mins (2008-03-05 19:06:28 GMT)
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"Nutritional Deficiency Diseases"
The major nutritional deficiency diseases are covered in chapter two, ...
www.emro.who.int/publications/EMHJ/1006/Recent.htm
www.answers.com/topic/illnesses-related-to-poor-nutrition
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Note added at 7 mins (2008-03-05 19:06:28 GMT)
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"Nutritional Deficiency Diseases"
The major nutritional deficiency diseases are covered in chapter two, ...
www.emro.who.int/publications/EMHJ/1006/Recent.htm
Note from asker:
| Many thanks Michele. Your word choice is much better than mine! Thanks, Tania |
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Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Ireland
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Ireland
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Works in: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, Swedish to English
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deficiency disease
according to Vinterberg & Bodelsen Da-En
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