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spesso il cronico sottende l’acuto

English translation: Often, a chronic condition underlies an acute one

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Italian term or phrase:spesso il cronico sottende l’acuto
English translation:Often, a chronic condition underlies an acute one
Entered by: Anthony Green

18:07 Dec 15, 2003
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Medical / homeopathy
Italian term or phrase: spesso il cronico sottende l’acuto
Non riesco a capire che cosa significhi "sottende" nemmeno quando tradotto letteralmente come "subtends"


da un testo sulla medicina omeopatica, che continua:

"non deve quindi stupire la possibilità di associare i preparati per os, fra tutti il rimedio principale, con i rimedi in fiale."
Anthony Green
Italy
Local time: 04:13
Often, a chronic condition underlies an acute one
Explanation:
or "there is often an underlying chronic condition"
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Laurel Porter (X)
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perfect, thanks Laurel. I realised it was time to take a break as my mind was a bit fuzzy
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4 +1Often, a chronic condition underlies an acute one
Laurel Porter (X)


  

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Often, a chronic condition underlies an acute one


Explanation:
or "there is often an underlying chronic condition"

Laurel Porter (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 36
Grading comment
perfect, thanks Laurel. I realised it was time to take a break as my mind was a bit fuzzy

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Glenda Janssen
15 hrs
  -> grazie, Glenda
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