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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: medicalese mistranslation Zed #173607 02/16/08 04:40 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague You see what can be the result of an overdose (no pun intended) of the usage of professional terms. If the doctor had given you the word preventive all would have been clear at once. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted medicalese mistranslation Zed 02/16/08 05:53 AM Re: harmonic parthenogenesis zmjezhd 02/16/08 01:50 PM Re: harmonic parthenogenesis Faldage 02/16/08 06:04 PM Re: harmonic parthenogenesis Jackie 02/16/08 09:52 PM Re: harmonic parthenogenesis Buffalo Shrdlu 02/16/08 10:23 PM Re: harmonic parthenogenesis Faldage 02/16/08 11:28 PM Re: harmonic parthenogenesis Zed 02/17/08 05:47 AM Re: harmonic parthenogenesis zmjezhd 02/17/08 07:44 AM Re: medicalese mistranslation Jackie 02/16/08 03:40 PM Re: medicalese mistranslation zmjezhd 02/16/08 05:29 PM Re: medicalese mistranslation Zed 02/16/08 06:03 PM Re: medicalese mistranslation BranShea 02/16/08 04:40 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,360 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 1 members (wofahulicodoc), 615 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 34 A C Bowden 22 LukeJavan8 3 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,556 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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