Lost in translation
A caution against using automated and commercial translation services for medical communications
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21880931 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sanita Sandhu (0000-0003-1135-9943, NHS Lothian, corresponding author), Niki Kouvroukoglou (University of Edinburgh), Marina Campodonico (University of Chile), Felicity V Mehendale (0000-0002-9716-8162, University of Edinburgh), Felicity Mehendale (Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | e008067 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMJ Global Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2059-7908 • E-ISSN: 2059-7908 |
| Publisher | BMJ (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-008067 |
| PMID | 35074789 |
| OpenAlex | W4206901824 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
Harelip’ is a derogatory term to describe individuals with cleft lip +/− and can contribute to ongoing stigma surrounding this condition. Automated translation services and human translators may be unaware of medically offensive terms. Thus, checking any documents by a native speaker with knowledge of the clinical field is essential. As medical terminology evolves, medical societies should publish a list of appropriate as well as outdated terms, to avoid causing offence and distress in medical communications
Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies · Chemistry · Computer Science · Medicine · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Topic Modeling
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |