In the translation of medical documents, **Ignoring professional terms can indeed lead to serious misunderstandings, and may even cause clinical risks or legal disputes**. The following is the specific cause and impact analysis： --- ### 1. **Accuracy of technical terms** -Medical terms are highly standardized and unique, such as： -**"myocardial infarction" (myocardial infarction)**mistranslated as ordinary expressions such as "heart attack" (heart attack) may blur the severity of the condition. -**Confusion between "benign" and "malignant" may directly lead to misdiagnosis. -**Consequences**: Terminology errors may mislead treatment options or patient decisions. --- ### 2. **Risks of drugs and doses** -The name of the drug (such as **"warfarin" (warfarin)**) or the unit of dose (such as**"mg" vs. A mistranslation of "mcg"**) may cause medication errors. -**Case **: mistranslating "once daily" (once a day) to "twice daily" (twice a day) may result in a drug overdose. --- ### 3. **Legal and compliance issues** -Medical documents are legal documents, and terminology errors may be deemed to be dereliction of duty. For example： -The mistranslation of "laminectomy" (laminectomy) as "spine surgery" (spine surgery) in the surgical consent form may cause a dispute over the patient's right to know. - The translation must comply with regulatory requirements such as HIPAA (United States) or GDPR (European Union). --- ### 4. **Barriers to cross-cultural communication** -Some terms have no direct counterpart in a particular culture (for example, "qi deficiency" in traditional Chinese medicine needs to be interpreted as **"qi deficiency"** rather than a literal translation). -Non-professional translators may ignore **Patient readability** (for example, "dyspnea" is translated as "dyspnea" instead of the professional term "dyspnea"). --- ### 5. **How to avoid terminology errors? ** -**Use authoritative resources**: such as WHO's ICD code, medical term bank (MeSH), professional dictionaries (such as Dorland's). -**Termbase and QA process**: Establish a translation memory (TMS) and introduce review by medical experts. -**Translator qualification**: Priority is given to translators with **medical background** or certification (such as ATA medical translation certification in the United States). --- ### Conclusion The fault tolerance rate of medical translation is extremely low, and the accuracy of professional terms is directly related to patient safety and medical quality. It is recommended to ensure the rigor of translation through **Professional localization services** or **A team of medical language experts** to avoid serious consequences due to terminology deviations.