Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
Humoralpatologin - fyrsaftsläran
English translation:
humoral pathology - the theory of the four body fluids
Added to glossary by
MartinaSundberg
May 30, 2006 08:08
18 yrs ago
Swedish term
Pålitlig, snabb och flexibel
Native in: Swedish 
Works in: Italian to Swedish, Spanish to Swedish, English to Swedish
Humoralpatologin - fyrsaftsläran
Swedish to English
Medical
Medical (general)
old words
Humoralpatologin - fyrsaftsläran finns belagd i de hippokratiska skrifterna från 400–talet f. Kr. Läran lärde att sjukdomar orsakas av störningar i jämvikten mellan de fyra kroppsvätskorna,
blod, slem, gul galla och svart galla
blod, slem, gul galla och svart galla
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | humoral pathology - the theory of the four body fluids |
Karin and Folke Nettelblad (Folia Textproduktion HB)
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| 4 | Study of the humours |
Christine Andersen
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Proposed translations
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Karin and Folke Nettelblad (Folia Textproduktion HB)
Sweden
Sweden
Native in Swedish
Specializes in field
Sweden
Karin and Folke Nettelblad (Folia Textproduktion HB) 
Medic, chemist, writer and translator
Native in: Swedish
Works in: English to Swedish, French to Swedish, German to Swedish, and 6 more.
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498
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humoral pathology - the theory of the four body fluids
Of course it's the theory of disease being caused by imbalance of the four body fluids blood, phlegm, yellow bile and black bile.
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Christine Andersen
Denmark
Denmark
Native in English
Specializes in field
Denmark
the message, not just the words
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Danish to English, English
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40
Study of the humours
Study of the (four) humours
The four fluids
http://open-encyclopedia.com/Four_humours
They are practically always called the four humours, and then follows the explanation.
The Latin and Greek words are more part of the ordinary language in English, so there is no real equivalent of 'fyrsaftsläran' - there was less need for an explanation in ordinary language.
The four fluids
http://open-encyclopedia.com/Four_humours
They are practically always called the four humours, and then follows the explanation.
The Latin and Greek words are more part of the ordinary language in English, so there is no real equivalent of 'fyrsaftsläran' - there was less need for an explanation in ordinary language.
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