vigilance

English translation: vigilance (yes)

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English term or phrase:vigilance
Selected answer:vigilance (yes)
Entered by: Suely Massarenti

15:37 May 23, 2007
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Dentistry / Histology
English term or phrase: vigilance
The paragraph where this word appears is:
' This paper describes the diagnosis of an asymptomatic, slowly growing, pleomorphic adenoma in the upper lip of a child. A brief review of the pertinent literature is presented, with emphasis on vigilance by the practitioner with regard to rare conditions.'

Is the word 'vigilance' correctly used in this context?
Suely Massarenti
Local time: 16:19
vigilance (yes)
Explanation:
Yes, in my opinion, it is. vigilant means: alertly watchful especially to avoid danger. In other words, the doctor must make sure that this doesn't become a major problem.
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Patricia Rosas
United States
Local time: 12:19
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Thank you!
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4 +8vigilance (yes)
Patricia Rosas
3Not really
Regi2006


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
vigilance (yes)


Explanation:
Yes, in my opinion, it is. vigilant means: alertly watchful especially to avoid danger. In other words, the doctor must make sure that this doesn't become a major problem.

Patricia Rosas
United States
Local time: 12:19
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mike Gogulski
0 min
  -> thank you!

agree  Jack Doughty
1 min
  -> thanks, too!

agree  Marie-Hélène Hayles
4 mins
  -> thanks very much!

agree  Jörgen Slet
53 mins
  -> thanks!

agree  Elena Aleksandrova
3 hrs
  -> thank you!

agree  Suzan Hamer: or watchfulness, attention or observation.//Reading the sentence again though, it could mean "emphasizing the physician's awareness of rare conditions."
3 hrs
  -> Your rendition sounds more natural, but I see a slight distinction: I think the author meant that the doctor has to recheck the condition regularly (monitor it) rather than simply understanding that rare pathologies can occur.

agree  William [Bill] Gray: "vigilance on the part of" would be a better collocation, I think!
4 hrs
  -> emphasizing vigilance on the part of... yep, that sounds better!

agree  Alfa Trans (X)
2 days 22 hrs
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Not really


Explanation:
Since vigilance describes a character trait instead of a physical object, I would say something like "with emphasis on the practitioner's vigilance" instead.

Regi2006
Indonesia
Local time: 02:19
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian
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