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English Medical: Health Care Translation Glossary

English term		English translation
high-risk melanoma		Stage 2 or 3 melanoma [with high risk of progression]	liz askew
Entered by: liz askew
Hirchsprungs Disease		Hirschsprung's disease
HIV orphans		children whose parents died due to the HIV virus
hospital's current census		actual number of patients
hub hospital		hospital which acts as a center for certain treatments	Yasutomo Kanazawa
Entered by: Yasutomo Kanazawa
Imp		(diagnostic) impression
in some detail		not quite as thoroughly as "in detail"	Julia Zou
Entered by: Julia Zou
in-service		training conducted during a break in the individual's work schedule
isolette		"trademark for a self-contained incubator unit"	Lalit Sati
Entered by: Lalit Sati
joint head		Co-head of department with another person
LISCW		Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker	Yasutomo Kanazawa
Entered by: Yasutomo Kanazawa
LOQ		Limit of quantification
lying-in women		recent mothers / postpartum mothers
lyopholized		freeze-dried	Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
Entered by: Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
makeover		renovation.. remodeling..recap..retread..reformation	airmailrpl
Entered by: airmailrpl
Male/female		male/female gender specifications without regard to age	Gayle Wallimann
Entered by: Gayle Wallimann
manual handling tracker		"Traca" a tool used for training in manual handling	Yvonne Gallagher
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
Medhx		medical history	Max Nuijens
Entered by: Max Nuijens
MEMS cap data		data from bottles bearing caps that contain a Medication Event Monitoring System
not found to be medically effective		medically ineffective
noted		observed	Julia Zou
Entered by: Julia Zou
OP		outpatient	Muhammad Said
Entered by: Muhammad Said
operating physician		the surgeon who actual does the operation	Yasutomo Kanazawa
Entered by: Yasutomo Kanazawa
operational research		problem analysis to improve operations
outcomes survey		survey to follow-up patients' wellbeing after health problems	Zsofia Koszegi-Nagy
Entered by: Zsofia Koszegi-Nagy
Patient caregiver or patient caretaker		caregiver
Percentage wise		in terms of percentages	NancyLynn
Entered by: NancyLynn
Polar Preformed		Brand name and product description
potential recovery sources		reimbursement and subrogation claims in the healthcare industry, health insurance companies etc.	airmailrpl
Entered by: airmailrpl
Pre-op Strip		(pre-op) rhythm strip (EKG)
q.d vs. o.d (=every day vs. once daily)		the daily dose taken once daily vs the total daily dose (possibly spread over the whole day)
quickening		first sensation of fetal movement
sanitiser		milder agent for killing microorganisms
script		prescription
SEGMENTED LEUCOCYTES		white blood cells broken into segments	Yasutomo Kanazawa
Entered by: Yasutomo Kanazawa
sensation of foreign bodies		sensation of foreign bodies in the eye
serum pregnancy		'serum pregnancy test'	Nasima Sarwar
Entered by: Nasima Sarwar
set backs		problem, impediment, obstacle. should be spelled 'setbacks'
shin splint		Medial Tibial Syndrome	Fahd Hassanein
Entered by: Fahd Hassanein
sinus tract		See explanation:	Rajan Chopra
Entered by: Rajan Chopra

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