Tag Archives: terminology

Ambulance logistics and linguistics

Posted on 13 May 2022 by Emma Goldsmith

As a medical translator with a background in nursing, I was delighted when my son Leo chose to train as an emergency medical technician (EMT) and join the Madrid ambulance service. He’s shown me round various ambulances and we often … Continue reading →

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AntConc version 4: first impressions

Posted on 28 February 2022 by Emma Goldsmith

A new version of AntConc was released at the end of last year. I spotted the announcement on Twitter and was quick to download and start testing the tool, taking advantage of some downtime over the holidays. Read on for … Continue reading →

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Three terms in clinical trial documentation

Posted on 4 March 2019 by Emma Goldsmith

Three terms unravelled and a shout-out to the Cosnautas clinical trials dictionary. Continue reading →

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Legalese in medical translation: a problem paragraph solved

Posted on 30 June 2017 by Emma Goldsmith

How to tackle a legal paragraph in a medical text? Ask a colleague! Continue reading →

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Using corpora to query cardiology terminology

Posted on 27 April 2017 by Emma Goldsmith

How a good corpus can help make translation decisions Continue reading →

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How to search source and target segments in SDL Trados Studio 2015

Posted on 17 May 2016 by Emma Goldsmith

Ever wanted to search for source and target words at the same time? There’s an app for that! Continue reading →

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MedDRA: new version 19.0

Posted on 23 March 2016 by Emma Goldsmith

News of the March 2016 update to the MedDRA terminology databases Continue reading →

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An introduction to MedDRA for medical translators

Posted on 15 March 2016 by Emma Goldsmith

Medical translators need to be conversant with MedDRA. Are you? Continue reading →

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New terminology for a new regulation

Posted on 16 December 2015 by Emma Goldsmith

Are you conversant with the new definitions in the EU Clinical Trials regulation? Continue reading →

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Cosnautas: now in Spanish and English

Posted on 13 August 2015 by Emma Goldsmith

A new edition of the Libro Rojo and Cosnautas’ interface translated into English by someone you know! Continue reading →

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