Apr 8, 2013 12:41
11 yrs ago
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German term

Ch.

German to English Medical Medical: Health Care scientific paper
This is the title of one of the authors of a scientific paper, appearing just before the name of the person.

Is this a medical title, maybe for a surgeon? How would you translate this as an English abbreviation?

Thanks!
Change log

Apr 17, 2013 09:20: Harald Moelzer (medical-translator) changed "Field (specific)" from "Medical (general)" to "Medical: Health Care"

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Non-PRO (1): Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)

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Discussion

Trudy Peters Apr 8, 2013:
Have you tried googling the person? Or the hospital/institute he's affiliated with if mentioned?

Proposed translations

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13 mins
Selected

short for Christian/Christoph... ?

If it comes immediately before the surname, it could just be the abbreviation for the first name.

Ch is sometimes used for Christian/Christoph, as is Th for Thomas.

Peer comment(s):

agree Melanie Nassar : I second the motion / yeah, but I forgot Christoph
8 mins
You nearly firsted it :-)
agree Lancashireman : Ha, more than likely. // It stands for "be Highly sceptical of Assumptions made by asker" (Folie à deux).
9 mins
What's Ha an abbreviation for?
agree Carmen Lawrence
16 mins
agree Siegfried Armbruster
44 mins
agree Lirka : my first thought as well; see it all the time
6 hrs
agree Harald Moelzer (medical-translator) : very likely
3 days 3 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
4 mins

Consultant Surgeon

http://www.bmihealthcare.co.uk/consultant/consultantdetails?...
Sounds more fitting than just 'Surgeon'
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13 mins

C.

Alternatively, if the h is lower case, it could just be the initial. In German, initials for names like Christian or Thomas often include the h (Ch. or Th.). I just leave the h out when translating.
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