Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
mnésique
English translation:
relating to memory, mnestic
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Drmanu49
Aug 20, 2009 01:29
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French term
France
mnésique
French to English
Medical
Nutrition
This appears frequently in various forms: capacités mnésqiues, déficits mnésiques, atteintes mnésiques...
in this document about university research.
My question is, can I simply translate this as "memory", or would "mnesic" or something else be more appropriate given the academic register?
What worries me is that they also use "mémoire" (mémoire de travail, mémoire spatiale, atteintes de la mémoire, performance de mémoire, processus de mémoire) - I am not sure if they are doing this for variety or if there is a real distinction.
in this document about university research.
My question is, can I simply translate this as "memory", or would "mnesic" or something else be more appropriate given the academic register?
What worries me is that they also use "mémoire" (mémoire de travail, mémoire spatiale, atteintes de la mémoire, performance de mémoire, processus de mémoire) - I am not sure if they are doing this for variety or if there is a real distinction.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | conscious or relating to memory, mnestic |
Drmanu49
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| 4 | mnemic |
margaret caulfield
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| 4 | mnesic capacities, mnesic deficits etc. |
Roland Lelaj
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| 4 | mnestic |
SJLD
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| 3 | mnemonic |
Melissa McMahon
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Sep 8, 2009 15:14: Drmanu49 changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/39157">Mark Nathan's</a> old entry - "mnésique"" to ""conscious or relating to memory, mnestic""
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conscious or relating to memory, mnestic
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Qui se rapporte à la mémoire. Une épilepsie mnésique est une crise d'épilepsie dans laquelle le sujet reste conscient. ...
dictionnaire.doctissimo.fr/definition-mnesique.htm - En cache - Pages similaires
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Calculez votre empan mnésique. Tests. Testez votre mémoire
L'empan mnésique est la quantité d'informations pouvant être stockées par la mémoire à court terme. L'empan mnésique humain moyen adulte est de 7 (le ...
gappesm.net/BontestGilles/
mnestic IN BRIEF: Adjective- Of or relating to memory.
www.answers.com/topic/mnestic-2
Qui se rapporte à la mémoire. Une épilepsie mnésique est une crise d'épilepsie dans laquelle le sujet reste conscient. ...
dictionnaire.doctissimo.fr/definition-mnesique.htm - En cache - Pages similaires
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Calculez votre empan mnésique. Tests. Testez votre mémoire
L'empan mnésique est la quantité d'informations pouvant être stockées par la mémoire à court terme. L'empan mnésique humain moyen adulte est de 7 (le ...
gappesm.net/BontestGilles/
mnestic IN BRIEF: Adjective- Of or relating to memory.
www.answers.com/topic/mnestic-2
Peer comment(s):
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Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
: mnestic
10 days
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Thank you Harald.
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| neutral |
SJLD
: it doesn't ever mean conscious - you have misunderstood the epilepsy reference.
19 days
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Thank you professor!
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mnemic
Such as in "mnemic delusion".
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mnesic capacities, mnesic deficits etc.
Because it is a university research I will try to follow as much as I can the original.
There are many Google hits talking about "mnesic capacity", "mnesic deficit" etc.
In cases where you find "mémoire" you can translate it as "memory".
http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.m...
http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.m...
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Note added at 12 hrs (2009-08-20 13:55:24 GMT)
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Yes, it seems that "mnesic" and "mnestic" are similar suffixes related to memory:
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/-mnestic
http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1322
There are many Google hits talking about "mnesic capacity", "mnesic deficit" etc.
In cases where you find "mémoire" you can translate it as "memory".
http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.m...
http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.m...
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Note added at 12 hrs (2009-08-20 13:55:24 GMT)
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Yes, it seems that "mnesic" and "mnestic" are similar suffixes related to memory:
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/-mnestic
http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1322
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mnemonic
Most commonly used in the expression "mnemonic device", but it does mean related to memory and not just related to the assistance of memory.
Cf. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mnemonic
* Main Entry: 1mne·mon·ic
* Pronunciation: \ni-ˈmä-nik\
* Function: adjective
* Etymology: Greek mnēmonikos, from mnēmōn mindful, from mimnēskesthai to remember — more at mind
* Date: 1753
1 : assisting or intended to assist memory; also : of or relating to mnemonics
2 : of or relating to memory
Cf. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mnemonic
* Main Entry: 1mne·mon·ic
* Pronunciation: \ni-ˈmä-nik\
* Function: adjective
* Etymology: Greek mnēmonikos, from mnēmōn mindful, from mimnēskesthai to remember — more at mind
* Date: 1753
1 : assisting or intended to assist memory; also : of or relating to mnemonics
2 : of or relating to memory
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mnestic
Often interchangeable with memory, depending on the exact context.
mnestic function/deficit = memory function/deficit
For example:
http://books.google.lu/books?id=OjeIcNwUt4IC&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&...
mnestic function/deficit = memory function/deficit
For example:
http://books.google.lu/books?id=OjeIcNwUt4IC&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&...
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