nelivaikutteinen

08:50 Sep 23, 2013
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Finnish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals
Finnish term or phrase: nelivaikutteinen
Can someone tell be the proper term for this please?

It refers to a reference product (vertailulaake)

Many thanks


Spencer
Spencer Allman
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:40


Summary of answers provided
4having four effects
Erkki Pekkinen
44-way acting
Hannele Marttila
3four-way acting
Hannele Marttila


Discussion entries: 1





  

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having four effects


Explanation:
having four effects

Erkki Pekkinen
Finland
Local time: 16:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FinnishFinnish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Heikki A (X): Correct, but doesn't really roll off the tongue...
3 days 53 mins
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
four-way acting


Explanation:
Dual acting would be kaksoisvaikuitteinen. If one follows this logic, it would then be triple acting and quadruple acting. Sounds very odd though. So, maybe four-way acting would be not so bad?

Hannele Marttila
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Heikki A (X): I would prefer quad-acting, but it doesn't seem to be widely used...
3 days 36 mins
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
4-way acting


Explanation:
This seems to be used


    Reference: http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=a8fc41...
Hannele Marttila
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
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