atteinte

07:07 Oct 13, 2023 

@Daryo See another reliable source, this time specifically medical
https://vitrinelinguistique.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/resultats-de-rec...

Four examples are given where "involvement' is considered correct e.g. Atteinte de l'espace interradiculaire - interradicular involvement

06:56 Oct 13, 2023 

@Daryo I have already requested the original French sentence, but we are still waiting. I feel that "involvement" is a likely ttranslation, as being fairly unspecific. However we absolutely need to see enough of the source text to know which translation is most appropriate.
Incidentally "secondary" does not always mean simply "after", it can mean dependent or consequent on another condition.

02:20 Oct 13, 2023 

simply means that whatever is described that way happened AFTER 'la post-hypophyse' a été atteinte de [+ s.t. undesirable] - nothing more.

It doesn't imply ANYTHING regarding the causality - the same cause that damaged in some way 'la post-hypophyse' could also be the cause for this "secondary" effect.

To give another example, if a necrosis keeps spreading, a stage that is 'secondary" to some previous stage is still caused by whatever caused the initial necrosis.

Also, for all we know so far, 'secondaire à l'atteinte de la post-hypophyse' COULD very well refer to some changes in that same organ (la post-hypophyse)!!!

Can we have the full sentence? And maybe one or two other full sentences where "atteinte" was used?

BTW this is one of the best online resources: https://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/atteinte

09:47 Oct 12, 2023 

I am not sure what you are asking. Does "often used" mean you are looking for a general equivalent of "atteinte" which suits all the frequent uses? It does not exist, IMO. All on your list, lesion, injury, damage, dysfunction, plus some more (affection, event, condition, insult...) might work, depending on context. Similarly, in case you are asking specifically about your "Example", the best translation of 'secondaire à l'atteinte de la post-hypophyse' will also depend on context (in particular the nature of the atteinte), as the colleagues pointed out.

19:59 Oct 11, 2023 

it is definitely the posterior pituitary or neurohypophysis

19:17 Oct 11, 2023 

Affected to me implies impacted by the pathological.process. Involvement to me implies that the posterior pituitary contributes to the pathoogy. It would be useful to have the original French.

17:20 Oct 11, 2023 

The condition is in its secondary phase, with a problem or development which is extended to the post-pituitary gland (it reaches the pituitary gland).

12:34 Oct 11, 2023 

Can we have more context please? to determine the appropriate term

12:14 Oct 11, 2023 

"atteinte" is the impact / damage caused to the organ, i.e. the fact that the organ has been damaged / non fully functional in some way, not the organ itself.

Literally: s.t being 'secondaire à l'atteinte de la post-hypophyse' would mean that it happened "after some kind of negative impact has spread to / reached 'la post-hypophyse'"

11:32 Oct 11, 2023 

I'm not a medical translator, so won't suggest any (professional) translation. But since no-one has come to your rescue yet, let me just say that atteinte cannot possibly mean "affected organ" in your example.

Your French text says that something (whatever secondaire refers to) is a side-effect or perhaps a consequence of the atteinte de (damage to?) la post-hypophyse.