Glossary entry

Turkish term or phrase:

şuur

English translation:

consciousness

    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2009-06-22 02:54:04 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Jun 18, 2009 17:07
15 yrs ago
Turkish term

şuur

Turkish to English Medical Medical (general) coma/vegetative state
"Şuur ve beyin için Adana’da bitkisel ilaçlar yaptırılmıș…,” is the phrase which appears in the document. The individual in question has been in a coma, and even herbal remedies have been tried in order to bring the patient around. "Şuur ve beyin" seems redundant to me. Is it "mind and body?" Please advise.

Proposed translations

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consciousness

Tibbi manada şuur kelimesi "consciousness" olarak kullanilir. Mesela tibbi terim olarak şuur kaybi manasinda "loss of consciousness"kullanilir.
Peer comment(s):

agree Simden Pilon : I would use 'consciousness' here as well, or something like 'herbal remedies were used to help the patient regain consciousness' since he or she was in a coma, 'mind and brain' doesn't make much sense.
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agree Yusef
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agree Cagdas Karatas
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agree Özden Arıkan
4 hrs
agree Mehmet Hascan
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you very much. I think "consciousness" makes the most sense, given the context and the fact that the person has been in a coma."
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conscience

hth

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Note added at 3 mins (2009-06-18 17:10:59 GMT)
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Some vegetational medicines have been prepared for the cerebral fuctions and refreshment of conscience
Note from asker:
"Conscience" means something entirely different in English: the inner sense of right and wrong, or a person's ethical/moral center. Did you mean "consciousness," which means "the state of being conscious, aware of one's surroundings, etc."? Thanks very much for your reply.
Peer comment(s):

neutral TurkishEnglish.com Inc. : Conscience vicdan demek
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disagree Cagdas Karatas : agree with TurkishEnglish
3 hrs
disagree Özden Arıkan : conscience=vicdan
4 hrs
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Conscious

aware
Example sentence:

Conscious living

Suurlu yasam

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mind and brain

Well, other answers are just right about "şuur" which correctly means "consciousness", however, what it is meant here that mind and brain. In fact, original text is meaningless and absurd. I would not buy anyting with this kind of advertisement.
Note from asker:
My apologies. "Mind and body" was a typo on my part. I meant to say "mind and brain." Thank you very much for your reply.
Peer comment(s):

agree Erkan Dogan : Even though I agreed with "consciousness" earlier, I believe "mind" is the exact meaning for the meaning requested. And I agree, the original text is a good sample of absurd and bad practice of Turkish.
30 mins
thank you
agree O. Korhan KARTIN : "mind" in this context conveys the exact meaning
58 mins
thank you
disagree Özden Arıkan : since "the individual in question has been in coma", it seems obvious that the usage of "şuur" is correct; mind covers both the consciousness and unconsciousness
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conscience

"They got herbal remedies prepared in Adana to clear his conscience and brain activity."

bilinc & şuur means conscience.
Peer comment(s):

disagree Cagdas Karatas : it means "vicdan"
47 mins
I stand corrected. It should be consciousness
disagree Özden Arıkan : conscience=vicdan
2 hrs
I stand corrected. It should be consciousness
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the conscious

I'd use this term.

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Note added at 9 hrs (2009-06-19 02:50:23 GMT)
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To observe that primary connotation of "şuur" is CONSCIOUS, please visit following link: entering the word "Conscious"
http://www.visualthesaurus.com/trialover/
Peer comment(s):

agree Ahmet_Ankara : conscience; a noun sounds here
2 mins
Teşekkür ederim.
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mind, consciousness

Mind - The collective conscious and unconscious processes in a sentient organism that direct and influence mental and physical behaviour

Consciousness in medicine (e.g., anesthesiology) is assessed by observing a patient's alertness and responsiveness
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