Dismemberment

Hi!
I was wondering what the translation for this word is into US Spanish. I have found ¨"desmembramiento" and "amputación", but I'm not quite sure which one is used in the healthcare context in the US. The target audience is mainly Mexican and Central American.
Thanks!

Hi Andrea! I'm pretty sure that "amputación" is the result of a medical procedure, while "desmembramiento" is not, so I think the latter is the word you might be looking for.

Yes, I agree with Vicky. :)

Vicky's right regarding the difference in terminology. It wouldn't be right to use "desmembramiento" for healthcare proceedure.

Saludiños,

Bel :)

Thanks, you've been really helpful!

wowgoldgate según entiendo este tipo de post no está permitido en el foro . Te recomiendo leer las normas

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wowgoldgate según entiendo este tipo de post no está permitido en el foro . Te recomiendo leer las normas

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Hola Humberto,

Es mejor que reportes este tipo de mensajes oprimiendo el triangulo de "advertencia" debajo de ese "usuario" que lo más seguro es que sea un spambot. De hecho ya ha generado varios usuarios artificiales con el único fin de crear enlaces para wowgoldgate.

Saludos

Hola Andreap!
Como es la oración original? No escuché "dismemberment" en un contexto de salud en inglés tampoco.... en el único contexto que lo he escuchado es forense :-s

Aunque como dicen por ahi, no haberlo escuchado no quiere decir que no exista...pero igual es rarísimo que usen dismemberment para una operación!!

Dismemberment is used in insurance policies, for example, Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance.

Ah, that's right, it's accidental.
In that case you can use amputación too in Spanish. Thanks!

Hi Humberto,

I was reading through all these posts and when I reached yours, I coudn't understand why this post is not allowed.

Actually, I don't see anything strange.

Thanks a lot
Diegonel

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Originally Posted by diegonel

Hi Humberto,

I was reading through all these posts and when I reached yours, I coudn't understand why this post is not allowed.

Actually, I don't see anything strange.

Thanks a lot
Diegonel

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Hello Diego,
The post in question was already deleted by the moderator. It was made by a spambot. I think the moderator should delete ours as well in order to avoid this kind of misunderstandings IMHO.

Speculum

Now it is completely clear. Thanks for answering.

Diego

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Originally Posted by Veronica

Hola Andreap!
Como es la oración original? No escuché "dismemberment" en un contexto de salud en inglés tampoco.... en el único contexto que lo he escuchado es forense :-s

Aunque como dicen por ahi, no haberlo escuchado no quiere decir que no exista...pero igual es rarísimo que usen dismemberment para una operación!!

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Sí, es la oración original. A mí también me suena rara, el contexto es seguros médicos.

La palabra Dismemberment significa desmembramiento. Hay una ley nacional "Accidental Death & Dismemberment"
http://www.bussvc.wisc.edu/uwpc/add-admin-manual.pdf

Te paso un link espero sea de utilidad, sino sigo averiguando.

Encontre algo mas....

Insurance Legal definition:

Insurance that pays the insured or his beneficiaries specified amounts, in addition to or in substitution for compensation for injuries suffered by the injured, for the loss of specific body parts, body functions, or death resulting from an accident.

If the word is dismemberment, you can translate it as "amputación traumática" with amputation being used as a surgical procedure

Thank you all for your help again!