Oct 5, 2020 10:09
3 yrs ago
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Swedish term
United Kingdom
Taught MA translation at Uni of Surrey
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
otros
Swedish to English
Medical
Medical (general)
physio
Example context taken from Google:
Jag fick ringa och fråga personalen på lasarettet och förklara att jag skulle bada med en rengjord **otros**.
No idea what it is, let alone in English - advice appeciated.
Jag fick ringa och fråga personalen på lasarettet och förklara att jag skulle bada med en rengjord **otros**.
No idea what it is, let alone in English - advice appeciated.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | orthotic device |
Cynthia Coan
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| 4 +1 | orthosis |
Tania McConaghy
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Proposed translations
1 day 6 hrs
Cynthia Coan
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Indexing and abstracting services also
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
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60
Selected
orthotic device
Alternatively: orthosis. "Orthotic device" and "orthosis" are listed in Cressy's Medinsk och Farmaceutisk Ordbok under the entry "ortos." It appears that a couple letters in the above source term (most likely, the source text) were accidentally transposed -- hence the confusion.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
21 mins
Tania McConaghy
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Specializes in field
Sweden
Pharmacist and Translator
Native in: English (Variant: Australian)
Works in: Swedish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
216
orthosis
Or perhaps "orthotic device".
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Note added at 23 mins (2020-10-05 10:32:45 GMT)
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NB assuming this is a typo for SV "ortos"
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Note added at 23 mins (2020-10-05 10:32:45 GMT)
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NB assuming this is a typo for SV "ortos"
Example sentence:
Orthoses are braces or splints that serve to improve the position of a joint
Designed to support, protect and prevent deformity of the hip joint, this orthosis is used to prevent excessive hip flexion or extension and to limit hip abduction
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
liz askew
: ha! interesting!
3 mins
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| agree |
Michael Ellis
: But I would use "orthotic".
21 hrs
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