Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Deutsch term or phrase:
Prim.
Englisch translation:
\"Primarius\" (see note) = chief physician/head of department
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Deutsch term
Prim.
Deutsch > Englisch
Medizin
Medizin: Gesundheitswesen
A physician, who may or may not be at a hospital.
The writer of a medical report is listing the people he consulted regarding care of a certain terminal patient with melanoma, and one of these is Prim. XXX.
Wild guess: Chief Physician (in the Hematology Department).
I do not think it means "the patient's primary care physician". I think it is a title.
The writer of a medical report is listing the people he consulted regarding care of a certain terminal patient with melanoma, and one of these is Prim. XXX.
Wild guess: Chief Physician (in the Hematology Department).
I do not think it means "the patient's primary care physician". I think it is a title.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +4 | chief physician/head of department |
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| 4 +2 | chief / head physician / senior consultant |
Natalie Majati-Ulrich
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Change log
Jan 23, 2013 07:34: Harald Moelzer (medical-translator) changed "Field (specific)" from "Medizin (allgemein)" to "Medizin: Gesundheitswesen"
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chief physician/head of department
"Primarius/Primar" = Austrian speak, same as "Chefarzt" in German...
Ein Chefarzt ist in Deutschland ein Arzt in leitender Funktion, in der Regel in einem Krankenhaus. Die österreichische Bezeichnung dafür ist Primarius, Primararzt oder kurz Primar.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chefarzt
Ein Chefarzt ist in Deutschland ein Arzt in leitender Funktion, in der Regel in einem Krankenhaus. Die österreichische Bezeichnung dafür ist Primarius, Primararzt oder kurz Primar.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chefarzt
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BrigitteHilgner
: Oh ja, die österreichische Sprache stellt eine ständige Herausforderung für Nicht-Einheimische (wie mich) dar ... Frohe Weihnachten!
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Danke schön, Brigitte; Dir auch fröhliche Weihnachten!
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Susanne Schiewe
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Herzlichen Dank, Susanne! Schöne Weihnachten für Dich!
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Maja_K
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Danke sehr & Merry Xmas!
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Lirka
: yes, but there's a catch to it ( how do you distinguish b/w Primarius and Ordinarius?; Austria rules!!!--see my discussion
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Depends on whether he/she is head of a university hospital department (as you indicated above...). Anyway, thank you, lirka and my best wishes for the New Year!
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Comment: "Thank you, and thanks to Lirka for the illuminating note."
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Natalie Majati-Ulrich
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Works in: Deutsch > Griechisch, Englisch > Deutsch, Griechisch > Deutsch, and 5 more.
chief / head physician / senior consultant
Prim. - Primarius [AU]
http://www.medizinische-abkuerzungen.de/
Primarius
1. (Musik) erster Geiger in einem Streichquartett o. .
2. (österr.) Primararzt.
© Duden - Deutsches Universalwrterbuch, 6. Aufl. Mannheim 2006 [CD-ROM].
http://www.medizinische-abkuerzungen.de/
Primarius
1. (Musik) erster Geiger in einem Streichquartett o. .
2. (österr.) Primararzt.
© Duden - Deutsches Universalwrterbuch, 6. Aufl. Mannheim 2006 [CD-ROM].
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Kurt Kruger
: Senior consultant for a physician who may or may not be at a hospital
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Danke, Kurt - Frohliche Weihnachten!
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Doroteja
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Lirka
: wouldn't go with senior consultant. A primarius actually RUNS a department-- albeit at a "non-university" hospital.
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Discussion
Primarius= chief of staff
Ordinarius= head of department
Another note on this issue, perhaps: in some other EU countries, however, Primarius is NOT the head of department, but has achieved recognition for his/her clinical work/achievement and granted this title.
So, translate as "chief of staff" ONLY when the language pair is DE_EN!!