Medical Translation Insight

Medical translation practitioners know that medical writers love their jargon. Even for those of us who have been at it for a long time, acronyms and abbreviations are a constant challenge.

So it's good to get some help with keeping straight our CVAs and MVAs. Luckily there is help. MediLexicon provides access to 200,000 medical acronyms and abbreviations in one searchable database. It's fast, easy to use, and, after throwing a bunch of terms at it, reliable. Check it out!

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If you are looking for other medical resources, check out the following:

• List of pharmaceutical glossaries
• Medical abbreviation resources
• Glossary of Spanish acronyms and abbreviations

ForeignExchange Translations provides expert medical translations to drug and device companies. Contact us for a detailed proposal on your next translation assignment.