Glossary entry

español term or phrase:

mútua

inglés translation:

occupational health clinics/centers

Added to glossary by Timothy Barton
Sep 2, 2004 17:08
19 yrs ago
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español term

mútua

español al inglés Medicina Varios Physiotherapy
In the course description for a Physiotherapy diploma:

PRÁCTICAS PROFESIONALES • Gimbernat: hospitales, mútuas, geriátricos
• EU Ciencias Salud: prácticas en centros públicos y privados de fisioterapia

Obviously some kind of medical centre, as it's somewhere for physiotherapists to do work experience.

Proposed translations

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español term (edited): m�tua
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occupational health clinics/centers

Mutuas are are part of the Spanish healthcare system, and exist specifically treat work-related illnesses and accidents.

The end user profile is split between the public healthcare services that account for about 30 percent of the market, Spanish organizations known as Mutuas, which handle labor/industrial accidents and represent 65 percent of the market, and private healthcare providers representing the final 5 percent. http://216.239.41.104/search?q=cache:VMfBpGxp92oJ:www.tradep...

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Peer comment(s):

neutral Mariela Malanij : in their origin, treating work-related conditions was their main goal. Nowadays, however, they have evolved into a much broader health care service provider. Please see an example at: http://www.mutuaterrassa.cat/ca/mutuaterrassa (only in Spanish & Catalá
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Thank you, Mariela. It's fun to have a comment to a post that's approaching 7 yrs old! What would you say is a better term? Simply "public health clinic"?
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español term (edited): m�tua

mutual

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español term (edited): m�tua

mutual insurance society

Mutua, sin tilde. Su nombre completo es mutualidad:

a voluntary association of persons or companies into a formal organization for the purpose of providing themselves with a specialised insurance service in either a particular class of bu siness or a particular industry

Reference ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DES SOCIETES D'ASSURANCE MUTUELLE,DICTIONARY GREAT BRITAIN
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TERM mutual insurance society

Eurodicautom

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Las mutuas o mutualidades disponen de sus propios médicos y centros clínicos.
Peer comment(s):

agree Sheilann
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thanks Sheila :-)
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español term (edited): m�tua

Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)

I think this in the US equivalent

mutua f mutual savings bank, benefit society (AmE), friendly society (BrE)

mutua de seguros mutual insurance company

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I don\'t think I was clear in what I wrote: I think HMOs are the rough equivalent of mutuas/mutualistas in the US. The tern that follows (mutual insurance company) is from the Oxford Bilingual dictionary.
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español term (edited): m�tua

mutual insurance company

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