Understanding Linguistic Features of English Medical Terminology
Understanding Linguistic Features of English Medical Terminology

Summary/Abstract: Specialized job positions require the mastery of professional communication in the specific field of work. The appearance of new diseases and medical procedures have contributed to a constant enriching of medical terminology. The global development of science entails a continuous lexical expansion. The paper deals with linguistic aspects related to English for medical purposes. It presents a brief overview of theories related to languages for special purposes, emphasizing certain lexical features of English medical terminology, such as the core of Greek and Latin origin root words and affixes, use of acronyms, abbreviations, and eponyms.

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