oral rehydration solution

Tagalog translation: timplang pang-rehydration na iniinom

21:07 Sep 27, 2012
English to Tagalog translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care
English term or phrase: oral rehydration solution
"The foundation of management is adequate hydration. For mild or moderate cases, this can typically be achieved via oral rehydration solution." This is from a Wikipedia article on gastroenteritis.
Carol Geraldine Chua Yu
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:41
Tagalog translation:timplang pang-rehydration na iniinom
Explanation:
keep rehydration in English but translate "oral solution" to distinguish that the term refers to a liquid mix that is meant to be ingested
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Jake Estrada FCIL CL
Philippines
Local time: 06:41
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4oral rehydration solution
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4timplang pang-rehydration na iniinom
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oral rehydration solution


Explanation:
Best to keep medical terms in English. Especially in the medical field, if the target are general audience (in fact even professionals), the best translation is one that they can easily understood, ot one that is too literally translated just to please the end client/agency.

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-09-27 22:30:44 GMT)
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Sorry, I meant: "...they can easily understand..."

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timplang pang-rehydration na iniinom


Explanation:
keep rehydration in English but translate "oral solution" to distinguish that the term refers to a liquid mix that is meant to be ingested

Jake Estrada FCIL CL
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Local time: 06:41
Native speaker of: Native in TagalogTagalog
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