Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Beschwerdenfrei

English translation:

symptom-free

    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2012-07-27 22:54:07 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Jul 24, 2012 21:39
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German term

Beschwerdenfrei

Non-PRO German to English Medical Medical (general)
"Herr... war umgehend beschwerdenfrei unter Nahrungskarenz." What would be the best translation of the word "beschwerdenfrei"?
-Thanks!

Discussion

Steffen Walter Jul 25, 2012:
beschwerdefrei The commonly used German term is "beschwerdefrei", not "beschwerdenfrei".
BrigitteHilgner Jul 25, 2012:
Siehe auch: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/german_to_english/medical_general/...
Wenn es keine näheren Angaben gibt, schreibe ich meistens "without discomfort".

Proposed translations

+5
13 mins
Selected

symptom-free

This is the term I always use.

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See related kudoz question: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/german_to_english/medical:_health_...
Peer comment(s):

neutral Cilian O'Tuama : so it must be correct?
9 mins
agree Gisela Greenlee : Another option
32 mins
Danke!
agree Edith Kelly
6 hrs
agree Pauline Alexiou
10 hrs
agree barbarameyer
15 hrs
agree Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
16 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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8 mins

free of pain or discomfort

..I'd say..
Peer comment(s):

neutral Cilian O'Tuama : could work, depending on the context (o. readership)... "Medical general" isn't exactly helpful context.
18 mins
Thanks, Cilian.
agree Gisela Greenlee : Nothing wrong with "free of discomfort"
37 mins
agree - just covering all bases
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45 mins

free of complaints

When taking the patient history, one of the categories is "Chief Complaints". If "free of complaints" is good enough for the UNC School of Medicine, it's good enough for me.
Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis — UNC Multidisciplinary Center for ...
www.med.unc.edu/gi/ibd/treatment-of-ulcerative-colitisThis is also true for patients who are, for the moment, free of complaints. Recent studies have shown that disease recurrence in ulcerative colitis can be ...
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