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hypersensitivité à la morphine pour la morphine

English translation: hypersensitivity to morphine


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Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals / antalgics, opioids
French term or phrase: hypersensitivité à la morphine pour la morphine
The phrase does not make sense for me. This is all the context gives. How can morphine be sensitive to morphine? Any other explanations? Thank you beforehand.
Trinh Do
Australia
Local time: 06:57
English translation:hypersensitivity to morphine
Explanation:
most likely it is a writing mistake in the original text

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Note added at 46 mins (2009-11-04 01:39:08 GMT)
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the author may have hesitated between two ways of expressing the idea and forgot to eliminate one of the two
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Hugo
United States
Local time: 14:57
Grading comment
I was very busy, so took some time to reply. Hard to find the reward spot. Thank you everyone, especially SJLD. The text was written by a French academic.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +10hypersensitivity to morphine
Hugo


Discussion entries: 15





  

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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +10
hypersensitivite a la morphine pour la morphine
hypersensitivity to morphine


Explanation:
most likely it is a writing mistake in the original text

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Note added at 46 mins (2009-11-04 01:39:08 GMT)
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the author may have hesitated between two ways of expressing the idea and forgot to eliminate one of the two

Hugo
United States
Local time: 14:57
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 11
Grading comment
I was very busy, so took some time to reply. Hard to find the reward spot. Thank you everyone, especially SJLD. The text was written by a French academic.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  konungursvia: Yes, I'd gloss it as: hypersensitivity to morphine or for morphine.
12 mins
  -> thanks for your comment

agree  Joanne Archambault
44 mins
  -> thanks Joanne!

agree  elias melhem
3 hrs

agree  Dr D Jones
4 hrs

agree  Victoria Burns:
7 hrs

agree  SJLD: there is no error in the original text - it may be a little clumsy but it makes sense - hypersensitivity to morphine is a contraindication for morphine use
7 hrs

agree  mimi 254
8 hrs

agree  Helen Genevier: with SJLD +++
11 hrs

agree  Mary O’Connor: I agree with SJLD
12 hrs

agree  cezara lucas
13 days
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