penyuntik

English translation: vaccinator, inoculator

05:04 Sep 10, 2004
Malay to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care
Malay term or phrase: penyuntik
'nama penyuntik'
This appears on the back of a birth certificate on the BCG vaccination chop.

It refers to the person who administered the injection - but I'm looking for a shorter alternative or the actual wording if anyone has seen it.

Injector??? Vaccinator???

Thanks in advance.
Ramona Ali
Local time: 08:00
English translation:vaccinator, inoculator
Explanation:
from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/:

vaccinator - a medical practitioner who inoculates people against diseases; an inoculator

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Note added at 49 mins (2004-09-10 05:54:48 GMT)
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injector: one that injects;
specifically : a jet pump for injecting feedwater into a boiler or fuel into a combustion chamber
(Merriam Webster\'s Unabridged)
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eldira
Indonesia
Local time: 07:00
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vaccinator, inoculator


Explanation:
from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/:

vaccinator - a medical practitioner who inoculates people against diseases; an inoculator

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Note added at 49 mins (2004-09-10 05:54:48 GMT)
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injector: one that injects;
specifically : a jet pump for injecting feedwater into a boiler or fuel into a combustion chamber
(Merriam Webster\'s Unabridged)

eldira
Indonesia
Local time: 07:00
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks!!

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