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The thirteenth entry is il deficit di lattasi, and the noun in it is a word English owns as well and spends somewhere else entirely. « Deficit » in English belongs first to accounts — a budget deficit, a trade deficit, the shortfall at the bottom of a column — and second to a capacity that has been lost: a neurological deficit, an attention deficit, a hearing deficit. The one thing it is not used for is a substance the body has too little of. There the language insists on « deficiency »: iron deficiency, vitamin D deficiency, and this entry, which is « lactase deficiency » and never a lactase deficit. Italian draws no such line. Il deficit serves for the accounts, il deficit di bilancio, for the lost capacity, il deficit cognitivo, and for the missing enzyme alike, so the sense arrives only with whatever follows the word. Going the other way the rule is short enough to carry about: short in the account or gone from the brain, a deficit; short in the body, a deficiency.
Il polipo viene tolto durante lo stesso esame.The polyp is taken out during the same examination.
il tasso di identificazione degli adenomithe adenoma detection rateNoun (m)C2
Il tasso di identificazione degli adenomi dice molto su chi esegue l’esame.The adenoma detection rate says a great deal about whoever performs the examination.
il tempo di retrazionethe withdrawal timeNoun (m)C2
Il tempo di retrazione conta più della velocità all’andata.The withdrawal time counts for more than the speed on the way in.
il reflussothe refluxNoun (m)C2
Il reflusso peggiora se ci si sdraia subito dopo cena.The reflux gets worse if one lies down straight after dinner.
il bruciore di stomacothe heartburnNoun (m)C2
Il bruciore di stomaco sale dietro lo sterno.The heartburn rises behind the breastbone.
l’inibitore di pompa protonicathe proton pump inhibitorNoun (m)C2
L’inibitore di pompa protonica riduce l’acido.The proton pump inhibitor cuts down the acid.
il deficit di lattasilactase deficiencyNoun (m)C2
Il deficit di lattasi spiega il gonfiore dopo il latte.Lactase deficiency explains the bloating after milk.
il calcolo biliarethe gallstoneNoun (m)C2
Il calcolo biliare fa male soprattutto dopo un pasto grasso.A gallstone hurts above all after a fatty meal.
il malassorbimentothe malabsorptionNoun (m)C2
Il malassorbimento si vede nelle analisi prima che nel peso.The malabsorption shows in the blood tests before it shows on the scales.
il sangue occulto nelle fecithe faecal occult bloodNoun (m)C2
Il sangue occulto nelle feci non si vede a occhio.The faecal occult blood cannot be seen by eye.
l’intervallo tra due colonscopiethe interval between two colonoscopiesNoun (m)C2
L’intervallo tra due colonscopie dipende da quel che si è trovato.The interval between two colonoscopies depends on what was found.
il calo di pesothe weight lossNoun (m)C2
Un calo di peso senza motivo apre la lista delle domande.A weight loss with no reason behind it opens the list of questions.
il rischio di perforazionethe risk of perforationNoun (m)C2
Il rischio di perforazione è basso e viene detto prima.The risk of perforation is low and is mentioned beforehand.
il disturbo della motilitàthe motility disorderNoun (m)C2
Il disturbo della motilità rallenta il passaggio del cibo.A motility disorder slows the passage of food.
il programma di sorveglianzathe surveillance programmeNoun (m)C2
Il programma di sorveglianza richiama i pazienti a scadenze fisse.The surveillance programme calls patients back at fixed intervals.
