French: évolution des symptômesEnglish translation: improvement 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | French term or phrase: | évolution des symptômes | | English translation: | improvement | | Entered by: | Allan Jeffs |
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Medical - Medical: Cardiology / Disability Assessment | | French term or phrase: évolution des symptômes | Letter from a family physician to an insurance company concerning a patient who suffers from chronic and disabling headaches.
"M. XXX semble avoir tendance à réagir à la douleur et autres symptômes avec 'a significant illness behaviour' selon le repport du psychologue YYY, ce qui nuit certainement à une bonne évolution des symptômes."
Would "évolution" have the sense of "improvement" here? TIA |
| | | improvement | Explanation:
I think you are right Wyley. Go with your own anwser:
...which certainly hinders any improvement.
Don't think you need the word "symptoms". They just refer to the fact that he's still ill.
OR go with Pawlik's answer which seems pretty good too. |
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Allan Jeffs
France
| Note from asker to answererBelated thanks, Allan.
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| progress in alleviating his complaints
Explanation:
In answer to your question, "bonne évolution" means improvement. His reaction to his problems makes them worse and more difficult to deal with.
|  pawlik
Spain
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