Medical Examiner´s - Coroners

Spanish translation: médico legista/forense

10:38 Jun 22, 2000
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Medical
English term or phrase: Medical Examiner´s - Coroners
It is the heading of a Certificate of Death.
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Spanish translation:médico legista/forense
Explanation:
Del Oxford 3-in1: adj (before n) ‹ expert › forense; forensic
medicine medicina f legal or forense; the forensic report el
informe del (médico) forense Por medio de una búsqueda en Alta Vista, encontré unas 1,771 páginas Web que utilizan *médico forense* y otras 416 para médico legista.
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Summary of answers provided
namédico legista/forense
Yolanda Broad
namédico legista / juez de instrucción
Yolanda Broad
naMédico legista or Médico forense
Judy Rojas
naMédico forense (o sólo Forense)
Jesús Paredes
naPerhaps your heading should read as follows:
Luz Bordenkircher


  

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14 mins
médico legista/forense


Explanation:
Del Oxford 3-in1: adj (before n) ‹ expert › forense; forensic
medicine medicina f legal or forense; the forensic report el
informe del (médico) forense Por medio de una búsqueda en Alta Vista, encontré unas 1,771 páginas Web que utilizan *médico forense* y otras 416 para médico legista.


    Oxford 3-in1 dictionary (French/Spanish/German <> English)
    www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?pg=q&kl=es&q=%22medico+forense%22 www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?pg=q
Yolanda Broad
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Thanks all for your fast help. Tu respuesta como siempre es muy amplia y exacta. Mil gracias
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19 mins
médico legista / juez de instrucción


Explanation:
Un poquito más información, sacada de Termium, a cerca de *médico legista* : English:Evidence (Litigation) medical examiner s CORRECT DEF - public official responsible for carrying out various medical investigations. s Nótese que no existe una correspondencia directa entre **coroner** y un oficio en español. Aquí está lo que dice el Oxford 3-in-1: coroner / n: funcionario encargado de investigar las causas de muertes violentas, repentinas o sospechosas, juez mf de instrucción


    Reference: http://www.termium.com
    Oxford 3-in-1
Yolanda Broad
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21 mins
Médico legista or Médico forense


Explanation:
The translation used generally in LA is Médico forense.
Source:
Diccionario Bilingüe de Terminología Jurídica, Abeledo-Perrot, pp. 216


Hope it helps,

Ricardo Martinez de la Torre
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Judy Rojas
Chile
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26 mins
Médico forense (o sólo Forense)


Explanation:
Médico forense o forense: Profesional de la medicina que está adscrito a los tribunales para los informes periciales exigidos por los delitos: prácticas de autopsias, examen y calificación de heridas y lesiones, salud mental de detenidos y procesados, etc. (Diccionario de Ciencias Jurídicas, Políticas y Sociales, Manuel Ossorio, Heliasta)...... Médico que investiga por medio de laboratorio y necropsia lsa muertes violentas o súbitas o inexplicables (Diccionario Enciclópedico de Términos Médicos, INTERAMERICANA).

Jesús Paredes
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59 mins
Perhaps your heading should read as follows:


Explanation:
CERTIFICADO DE DEFUNCIÓN
MEDICINA LEGAL
MEDICO FORENSE


It is my understanding that the certificate is in fact issued by Medicina legal and attested by the Coroner.

Hope this helps you.

Luz Bordenkircher
Local time: 04:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 208
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