Data sources

1. Traduttur tal-lingwaġġ mediku — Medical language translator

Robert Cachia (2013), held in the University of Malta Library Open Access Repository (OAR). This printed English ⇄ Maltese medical language translator forms the alphabetical backbone of the dictionary: its pages were transcribed term by term, including explanatory notes where the original gives them.

• um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/130626

2. Glossary of Terms — Medicines Authority (Malta)

Glossary of Terms v4 (01/18), published by the Medicines Authority of Malta. This bilingual glossary of regulatory, pharmaceutical and clinical vocabulary supplied a large second tranche of entries. Where it offered a different Maltese rendering of an English term already in the dictionary, that rendering was kept as an alternative translation attached to the existing entry rather than replacing it.

• medicinesauthority.gov.mt/file.aspx?f=3711 (Word document download)

3. Ġabra — Maltese lexicon, University of Malta

Linguistic enrichment shown under “Ġabra lexicon details” — phonetic transcriptions, Semitic roots, parts of speech and spelling variants — is retrieved live from the Ġabra open lexicon maintained by the Institute of Linguistics and Language Technology, University of Malta. It supplies grammar and pronunciation data, not the medical translations themselves.

• mlrs.research.um.edu.mt/resources/gabra-api

4. Community suggestions

Visitors can propose terms through the suggestion form on the home page. Suggestions are reviewed by an editor before publication and are not added automatically.

Accuracy and corrections

Transcription and consolidation across sources can introduce errors, and Maltese medical usage varies between clinical settings. Nothing here is medical advice — for patient care, always confirm terminology with a qualified professional. If you spot a mistake, please send a correction through the suggestion form so it can be reviewed against the original source.