Oct 7, 2006 19:40
18 yrs ago
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French term
Telemedecine
French to English
Medical
Computers: Systems, Networks
I have a contract with some medical terms in it. Since medical isn't my specialty, I was wondering if you could help me out with this one. The context is "Telemedicine, acces d'ordinateurs, tranmission de messages et d'images assistee par ordinateur." I'm shying away from translating it as "telemedecine." Is there perhaps a better way to capture the meaning?
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| 2 +7 | telemedicine |
Jonathan MacKerron
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Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
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telemedicine
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Note added at 3 mins (2006-10-07 19:44:30 GMT)
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Merriam Webster "the practice of medicine when the doctor and patient are widely separated using two-way voice and visual communication (as by satellite or computer)"
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Note added at 10 mins (2006-10-07 19:51:25 GMT)
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Oxford English Dictionary =
"The remote medical diagnosis and treatment of patients by means or with the aid of telecommunications technology, e.g. by use of the telephone or videoconferencing for consultation, remote-controlled robotic assistance in specialist surgery, etc.; this field of medicine."
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Note added at 3 mins (2006-10-07 19:44:30 GMT)
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Merriam Webster "the practice of medicine when the doctor and patient are widely separated using two-way voice and visual communication (as by satellite or computer)"
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Note added at 10 mins (2006-10-07 19:51:25 GMT)
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Oxford English Dictionary =
"The remote medical diagnosis and treatment of patients by means or with the aid of telecommunications technology, e.g. by use of the telephone or videoconferencing for consultation, remote-controlled robotic assistance in specialist surgery, etc.; this field of medicine."
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Andreas THEODOROU
: This term is very specific, well known and widely used in medical circles. There's no need to look any further. And it shouldn't be too difficult for laypeople to figure out - 'tele' by analogy with television.
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Hervé du Verle
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| agree |
ACOZ (X)
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| agree |
Michael Barnett
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| agree |
Assimina Vavoula
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| agree |
Angela Dickson (X)
: yes, telemedicine is a widely used term in specialist circles.
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| agree |
cjohnstone
: or computer-assisted medicine should you prefer
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