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Laetrile

Spanish translation: Laetrile

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English term or phrase:Laetrile
Spanish translation:Laetrile
Entered by: MP12

03:08 May 27, 2002
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Medical
English term or phrase: Laetrile
Am Eng
MP12
Laetrile
Explanation:
Hola MP12,

Laetrile es el nombre de un medicamento para el tratamiento del cáncer, así que no se traduce, su nombre permanece igual.

Dos referencias a continuación:

La primera tomada del Diccionario Webster:

Main Entry: la·e·trile
Function: noun
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: laevorotary (levorotary) + nitrile
Date: 1953
: a drug derived especially from apricot pits that contains amygdalin and has been used in the treatment of cancer although of unproved effectiveness

La segunda tomada de Google:

"La medicina complementaria y alternativa en el tratamiento del cáncer..... vez poco ortodoxas, están encontrando un lugar en el tratamiento contra el cáncer ... Algunos
enfoques, como el de "Laetrile", han sido estudiados y ... "

www.meb.uni-bonn.de/cancernet/spanish/600914.html -

Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)
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Laetrile


Explanation:
Hola MP12,

Laetrile es el nombre de un medicamento para el tratamiento del cáncer, así que no se traduce, su nombre permanece igual.

Dos referencias a continuación:

La primera tomada del Diccionario Webster:

Main Entry: la·e·trile
Function: noun
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: laevorotary (levorotary) + nitrile
Date: 1953
: a drug derived especially from apricot pits that contains amygdalin and has been used in the treatment of cancer although of unproved effectiveness

La segunda tomada de Google:

"La medicina complementaria y alternativa en el tratamiento del cáncer..... vez poco ortodoxas, están encontrando un lugar en el tratamiento contra el cáncer ... Algunos
enfoques, como el de "Laetrile", han sido estudiados y ... "

www.meb.uni-bonn.de/cancernet/spanish/600914.html -

Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)

Oso (X)
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 9863

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi): ¡sí señor!
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  -> ¡Muy agradecido Lui! ¶:^)))
agree  Melissa Damonte
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agree  Karina Pelech
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agree  Karla Mabarak
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