Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Sep 23, 2010 14:34
13 yrs ago
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Norwegian term
United States
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Native in: Romanian 
Works in: English to Romanian, Romanian to English, Swedish to English, and 1 more.
CAVE
Norwegian to English
Medical
Medical (general)
physical examination
This term occurs in a patient's hospital chart, under 'physical examination'. It looks like an abbreviation (maybe an English one?):
CAVE: Ingen kjent cave.
Thank you.
CAVE: Ingen kjent cave.
Thank you.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 1 | ALERT |
Jande
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| 4 | unngå! |
David Connor
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| 3 +1 | allergies (in this context) |
Christine Andersen
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References
| Cave canem.... |
Jutta Barth
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Proposed translations
11 hrs
Selected
ALERT
Another suggestion based on prior answers:
ALERT: No known medical alerts
Based on the latin cave
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/caveo#Latin
and on Medical Alert (ID or Allergy) Bracelets
http://www.google.com.au/#hl=en&biw=1038&bih=791&q=medical i...
ALERT: No known medical alerts
Based on the latin cave
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/caveo#Latin
and on Medical Alert (ID or Allergy) Bracelets
http://www.google.com.au/#hl=en&biw=1038&bih=791&q=medical i...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you."
4 mins
David Connor
Australia
Australia
Native in English
Works in field
Australia
migration-related personal documents
Native in: English
Works in: Afrikaans to English, Bulgarian to English, Danish to English, and 17 more.
Related KudoZ points
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26
unngå!
Norwegian medical dictionary entry: cave = inntegnelse i sykejournal ved overfølsomhet og allergi: unngå!
+1
9 hrs
Christine Andersen
Denmark
Denmark
Native in English
Specializes in field
Denmark
the message, not just the words
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Danish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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40
allergies (in this context)
With some reservations, as I normally translate from Danish, and the expression is not used in precisely the same way, I translate the corresponding remarks as
Allergies: No known allergies
or, if the patient is allergic, e.g. to penicillin,
CAUTION: Patient allergic to penicillin (or whatever it may be).
Allergies: No known allergies
or, if the patient is allergic, e.g. to penicillin,
CAUTION: Patient allergic to penicillin (or whatever it may be).
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Helen Johnson
: Swedish dictionary Cressy also says "avoid" or literally "take care" as David suggests, but it makes much better sense in my opinion to say "No known allergies" here, i.e. no substances need be avoided.
8 hrs
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Reference comments
48 mins
Jutta Barth
Germany
Germany
Specializes in field
Germany
Ueber-setzungen
Native in: German 
Works in: Russian to German, Swedish to German, Danish to German
Related KudoZ points
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4
Reference:
Cave canem....
Note from asker:
| Or caveat emptor :) I am familiar with the meaning of the Latin word, I was just wondering whether we are dealing with an abbreviation here. |
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