Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

medicina preventiva

English translation:

preventive medicine

Added to glossary by Daniela Pesce
Oct 23, 2009 02:25
14 yrs ago
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Spanish term

medicina preventiva

Non-PRO Spanish to English Medical Medical (general)
Servicio de Consejería Genética. Dependiente del Departamento de Medicina Preventiva
Proposed translations (English)
4 +11 preventive medicine
4 +3 preventive care
Change log

Oct 23, 2009 04:11: Muriel Vasconcellos changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (3): Joseph Tein, Rosa Paredes, Muriel Vasconcellos

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Proposed translations

+11
4 mins
Selected

preventive medicine

seems to be a literal translation
Peer comment(s):

agree Carlos Sorzano : yes
2 mins
¡gracias Carlos!
agree Rita Tepper
7 mins
thanks Rita!
agree margaret caulfield
13 mins
thanks Margaret!
agree Maria Mastruzzo
42 mins
thanks Maria!
agree Joseph Tein : It IS a very literal - and quite easy - translation.
45 mins
thanks Josepht!
agree David Hollywood
1 hr
thanks David!
agree Muriel Vasconcellos
1 hr
thanks Muriel!
agree Sibylle Gray
3 hrs
thanks Sibylle!
agree liz askew : What else could it be?
4 hrs
thanks Liz!
agree CCW
8 hrs
thanks CCW!
agree Jenny Izaguirre (X)
9 hrs
thanks Jenny!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Gracias!!!!"
+3
15 mins

preventive care

Another option, but Remy's is quite correct.

"Preventive medicine or preventive care refers to measures taken to prevent diseases,[1] (or injuries) rather than curing them. It can be contrasted not only with curative medicine, but also with public health methods (which work at the level of population health rather than individual health)."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preventive_medicine


Examples:

Robert Reid, MD, PhD, Associate Director, Department of Preventive Care, and Investigator, Center for Health Studies, Group Health …

David Grossman, MD, MPH, is Professor of Health Services at the University of Washington and Director of the Department of Preventive Care

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH— Group Health Permanente (GHP), and it's Department of Preventive Care, in collaboration with Group Health …

Susan C. Scrimshaw, PhD, University of Illinois School of Public Health, Chicago, Illinois; and Robert S. Thompson, MD, Department of Preventive Care, ...
Peer comment(s):

agree Abdiel Leon : I agree
42 mins
agree Rosa Paredes : Yes, both are correct.
55 mins
agree CCW
8 hrs
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