Translation and medicine /
edited by Henry Fischbach.
- 194 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- American Translators Association scholarly monograph series, volume X 1998 0890-4111 ; .
- American Translators Association scholarly monograph series ; volume X 1998. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Historical and cultural aspects of medical translation. Breaking the Greco-Roman mold in medical writing : the many languages of 20th century medicine / contribution to the history of medical translation in Japan / Some thoughts on the Spanish language in medicine / language of medicine : a comparative ministudy in English and French / medial translator in training. Who makes a better medical translator : the medically knowledgeable linguist or the linguistically knowledgeable medical professional? a physician's perspective / Training in medical translation with emphasis on German / Student assessment by medical specialists / medical translator at work. The pragmatics of medical translation : a strategy for cooperative advantage / Translating and formatting medical texts for patients with low literacy skills / Right in the middle of it all : the US National Institutes of Health Translation Unit - an interview with unit head, Ted Crump / On-line medical terminology / Leon McMorrow ; A Henri Van Hoof ; Jack Segura ; The Henry Van Hoof -- Marla O'Neill, MD ; Hannelore Lee-Jahnke ; Mariá Gonzaĺez Davies -- Barbara Reeves-Ellington ; Verońica Albin ; Sally Robertson ; Clove Lynch. Section 1: Section 2: The Section 3: The