Springhouse Notes (English and Spanish Medical Words and Phrases) [Paperback]

Springhouse Publishing (Author), Springhouse (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0874349613 | ISBN-13: 978-0874349610 | Publication Date: January 1999 | Edition: 2nd

This popular pocket guide is more useful than ever with brand-new terms and phrases used in patient teaching, anatomy illustrations with English and Spanish notations and more. Contents include how to use this book; commonly used terms and phrases; patient teaching; common diagnostic tests, therapies, and treatments; skin, hair and nails; head and neck; eyes; ears; respiratory system; cardiovascular system; gastrointestinal system; urinary system; female reproductive system; male reproductive system; nervous system; musculoskeletal system; immune system; endocrine system; appendices;and index

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Language Notes

Text: English, Spanish

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2nd edition (January 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0874349613
• ISBN-13: 978-0874349610
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 4.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #403,991 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #28 in Books > Education & Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > Foreign Language > Polyglot

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Watch: Lots of typos and mistakes in Spanish!, October 12, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Springhouse Notes (English and Spanish Medical Words and Phrases) (Paperback)

I bought this book because it is an interesting tool both
for translators and interpreters.
But oops! what my surprise was when I read the Spanish translation.
There are lots of Grammatical mistakes, such as accents,
change in the gender of the nouns and articles, etc.
Lots of typos, widows, etc.

I called the translator, PhD Glafyra Ennis who confirmed
that there are many mistakes.
It is obvious that there were no Proofreaders and Second Set
of Eyes before sending it to Print!!

So, those who are not Spanish native speakers, be careful
when you want to use the Spanish.

Good luck.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good if you're already at advanced-level Spanish proficiency, October 23, 2002

By A Customer

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This review is from: Springhouse Notes (English and Spanish Medical Words and Phrases) (Paperback)

I find this book really helpful for reviewing conversational idioms and Spanish medical vocabulary, but this book could be risky for beginning-level Spanish speakers. There are so many typos--wrong gender and especially missing accent marks! (ex. cardiaco, nausea--without the accent marks you will be pronouncing these wrong!)--if you don't already have a pretty good grip on Spanish, you could embarrass yourself, or worse, fail to make yourself understood.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good if you're already at advanced-level Spanish proficiency, October 23, 2002

By A Customer

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Springhouse Notes (English and Spanish Medical Words and Phrases) (Paperback)

I find this book really helpful for reviewing conversational idioms and Spanish medical vocabulary, but this book could be risky for beginning-level Spanish speakers. There are so many typos--wrong gender and especially missing accent marks! (ex. cardiaco, nausea--without the accent marks you will be pronouncing these wrong!)--if you don't already have a pretty good grip on Spanish, you could embarrass yourself, or worse, fail to make yourself understood.