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suchender Blick

English translation: wandering gaze

19:15 Feb 6, 2021
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / Pediatrics
German term or phrase: suchender Blick
Child with an unexplained developmental disorder:

"Seit dem 14. Lebensmonat, kurze Episoden mit fehlender Raktion, suchendem Blick, Abfall der Saettigung.
Is it simply "searching look/gaze"?

I cannot find any confirmation in online articles on dev. disorders.

Pediatricians and neurologists are especially welcome to comment!
Lirka
Austria
Local time: 00:12
English translation:wandering gaze
Explanation:


For example, parents may notice that their child doesn't make eye contact (wandering gaze..
https://books.google.de/books?id=5nF1DQAAQBAJ&pg=PA131&lpg=P...
Selected response from:

Brent Sørensen
Germany
Local time: 00:12
Grading comment
Thank you. I used it.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4seaching gaze
Barbara Schmidt, M.A. (X)
3 +4wandering gaze
Brent Sørensen
4restless gaze
Katarina Peters
3unsteady gaze
Michael Martin, MA
3wandering eyes
David Hollywood
2staring spell; med. absence seizure
Adrian MM.


Discussion entries: 6





  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
seaching gaze


Explanation:
my suggestion

Barbara Schmidt, M.A. (X)
Germany
Local time: 00:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 119

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  José Patrício: searching gaze - https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/searching-look-glance...
18 mins
  -> Thank you, Jose!
agree  philgoddard
12 hrs
  -> Thank you, Phil!
agree  Anne Schulz
19 hrs
  -> Thank you, Anne!
agree  Z-Translations Translator
21 hrs
  -> Thank you, Z!
disagree  Eric Zink: "a look from someone who is trying to find out as much as possible about someone else’s thoughts and feelings" does not fit here. A searching gaze would have a very definite object. The one in the context provided does not appear to.
1 day 10 hrs
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
2 days 16 hrs
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
wandering gaze


Explanation:


For example, parents may notice that their child doesn't make eye contact (wandering gaze..
https://books.google.de/books?id=5nF1DQAAQBAJ&pg=PA131&lpg=P...

Brent Sørensen
Germany
Local time: 00:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 80
Grading comment
Thank you. I used it.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hmm...I like it, but I wonder if that's the "official" term. Let's see if it gets confirmed...


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Barbara Schmidt, M.A. (X): agree
12 hrs
agree  Ramey Rieger (X)
13 hrs
agree  Anne Schulz
19 hrs
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
2 days 15 hrs
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
restless gaze


Explanation:
suggestion

Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 18:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
staring spell; med. absence seizure


Explanation:
'Pediatricians and neurologists are especially welcome to comment!' - an untreated Austrian female on the street the other week called me a 'Kinderschänder'. I don't know if that counts.

Example sentence(s):
  • Staring Spells: When It\'s More Than Daydreaming

    Reference: http://www.medicinenet.com/absence_seizure/definition.htm
Adrian MM.
Austria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Cilian O'Tuama: and what do treated females call you? :-) [You may wish to hide this contribution?]
3 days 5 hrs
  -> The asker, until sidetracked by comments of colloquial language, seemed to be after a medical term or terms unsuggested by anyone else. The rest is anecdotal.
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
unsteady gaze


Explanation:
Perhaps also simply "averting eye contact" depending on the angle.

"This unsteady gaze could theoretically prevent ADHD athletes from performing as well as non-ADHD peers in activities that involve the tracking of fast-moving objects." https://books.google.com/books?id=C-5Rdgp5ngMC&pg=PA240&lpg=...

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 18:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 159
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
wandering eyes


Explanation:
I would suggest

Intermittent exotropia, also called wandering eye, is a type of strabismus (eye misalignment) in which the eyes drift out (exotropia) from time to time.

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Note added at 8 hrs (2021-02-07 03:56:07 GMT)
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or just "wandering eye"

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Note added at 8 hrs (2021-02-07 03:56:35 GMT)
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mabe add "syndrome"

David Hollywood
Local time: 19:12
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 316
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