Afeciune

Afeciune is not a standard term in Romanian vocabulary. In most linguistic references it is regarded as a nonstandard spelling or a typographical variant of afecțiune, the standard noun from which the meaning is derived. The article below describes the established term afecțiune, which is the likely intended reference when afeciune appears in texts.

Afecțiune is a Romanian noun with several related senses. In everyday language it denotes fondness, tenderness, or emotional attachment toward a person, group, or thing. For example, one speaks of a cuplu cu afecțiune sau de afecțiune față de familie. In medical contexts afecțiune refers to a health condition or disease, such as o afecțiune cardiacă, meaning a heart condition. The sense of emotional attachment and the medical sense are historically related through the broader concept of a state or disposition.

Etymology traces afecțiune to Latin affectus, via French affection, and into Romanian via ecclesiastical, literary, and medical usage. The term is connected to related words such as afect, which also denote emotional states or dispositions.

Usage notes indicate that the correct Romanian spelling is afecțiune, with the diacritic characters ț and ș. The form afeciune, lacking the expected sequence and diacritics, is not standard and should be treated as a misspelling or typographical error. In standard Romanian, afecțiune covers both emotional and medical meanings, though the exact interpretation depends on context.

See also: afect, afecțiune medicală, afecțiune afectivă.