5. A method according to claim 1 , wherein determining the respective ranking score, when the respective ranking score is determined based on both the literature criterion and the search criterion comprises: determining a respective literature factor that indicates frequency of appearance of the translation in the body of literature; determining a respective search factor that indicates frequency of appearance of the translation in the record of queries previously entered into the medical database; determining a respective combined factor by performing a mathematical summation of the respective literature factor and the respective search factor; normalizing the respective combined factor with respect to combined factors determined for the other translations in the plurality of translations to produce a respective normalized combined factor for the translation; and utilizing the respective normalized combined factor for the translation as the ranking score for the translation.
5. A method according to claim 1 , wherein determining the respective ranking score, when the respective ranking score is determined based on both the literature criterion and the search criterion comprises: determining a respective literature factor that indicates frequency of appearance of the translation in the body of literature; determining a respective search factor that indicates frequency of appearance of the translation in the record of queries previously entered into the medical database; determining a respective combined factor by performing a mathematical summation of the respective literature factor and the respective search factor; normalizing the respective combined factor with respect to combined factors determined for the other translations in the plurality of translations to produce a respective normalized combined factor for the translation; and utilizing the respective normalized combined factor for the translation as the ranking score for the translation. 7. A method according to claim 5 , further comprising: requesting the user to provide feedback for the presented translation by indicating whether the translation is (i) adequate or (ii) not adequate; receiving the requested feedback from the user; and adjusting ranking scores for subsequent translations based on the received user feedback.