Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
Vmo
English translation:
Värnamo Hospital
Added to glossary by
Nikolaj Widenmann
Sep 25, 2014 17:36
9 yrs ago
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Swedish term
Vmo
Swedish to English
Medical
Medical (general)
Lab report
This abbreviation appears in the notes to a lab report and precedes the name of a physician. The full phrase reads "Specialistläkare Vmo [name of physician]".
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
Proposed translations
(English)
3 +2 | Värnamo Hospital | Karin and Folke Nettelblad (Folia Textproduktion HB) |
1 | VMO/Visiting Medical Officer | Tania McConaghy |
References
VMO reference | Cynthia Coan |
Proposed translations
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Värnamo Hospital
If that seems to fit into your (geographical) context. They have a big "Länsdelssjukhus", which was rather new and modern when I went to med school, so our class did a field trip to it.
Note from asker:
Thanks. That just happens to be the hospital where this is from, so that sounds very plausible. |
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19 mins
VMO/Visiting Medical Officer
I haven't ever seen this used in Swedish, just putting it in as a suggestion in case it is in fact an EN acronym...
It is widely used in Australian EN.
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Note added at 21 hrs (2014-09-26 15:07:19 GMT)
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Perhaps I was thinking a little too far outside the box here!
It is widely used in Australian EN.
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Note added at 21 hrs (2014-09-26 15:07:19 GMT)
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Perhaps I was thinking a little too far outside the box here!
Example sentence:
VMOs work within specific specialties such as Neurology, Orthopaedics, or Obstetrics.
Ballina hospital is now at crisis point, with only half the required number of doctors to fill the 20 visiting medical officer (VMO) positions.
Note from asker:
Thank you. |
Reference comments
1 day 20 hrs
Reference:
VMO reference
This place name abbreviation did indeed turn up on the below-cited (i.e., URL'd) list of abbreviations.
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Note added at 1 day20 hrs (2014-09-27 14:35:16 GMT)
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To Folke: Hope you enjoyed your field trip. :-)
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Note added at 1 day20 hrs (2014-09-27 14:35:16 GMT)
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To Folke: Hope you enjoyed your field trip. :-)
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