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Sep 12, 2019 14:49
4 yrs ago
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Finnish term

vo:lla

Finnish to English Medical Medical: Health Care
seisoo vo:lla

Pt. with back issues.

I wish Finnish would refrain from using all these abbreviations which are unintelligible to non-natives. "standing" by means of what exactly? In medical report or record.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 vastaanotolla

Discussion

Tarja Karjalainen Sep 13, 2019:
I think this is a case of the doctor's own shorthand rather than an established abbreviation. "vastaanotto" here in my mind doesn't refer to the reception desk, but rather the doctor's appointment.
Yngve Roennike (asker) Sep 13, 2019:
I must say, knowing Swedish does make Finnish words somewhat more easily understood: Finnish seems based on the Swedish mottagning or emottagning, no? However, a short "vo" is totally inaccessible for the uninitiated, I'd say. Is that what you'd typically see on signs at an ER in Finland, say?
Tarja Karjalainen Sep 12, 2019:
Without further context (is this a separate sentence or part of assessment and what's around it) it's hard to say, but I think it could be simply "seisoo vastaanotolla", i.e. his back is so sore that he can't sit, but prefers to stand.

Proposed translations

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vastaanotolla

The patient with his/her back problem is probably waiting to see a doctor or a nurse (in a health center or some such place), so "vo:lla" probably stands for "vastaanotolla".

You really have to do some standing there if you don't have an appointment but just go there because you have a health problem. Thus, "vastaanotto", literally 'reception', is the place you go to to have a health care professional receive (and hopefully help) you.
Peer comment(s):
agree Jussi Rosti
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agree Spencer Allman : surgery
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agree Unni Tengvall-Unadike : Vastaanotolla yes, and the thing about standing might mean that the patient has a hard time sitting due to back problems. My dad once stood for a very long time because back pain only permitted him to stand or lie, not sit!
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