History of the origin of medical terminology

Abstract

The article claims at highlighting the emergence and development of medical terminology at various stages. We also intend to emphasize the importance of the study and analysis of scientific works of foreign and Russian scholars specialized in medical terminology formation. The most important sources of enriching terms, a bulk of borrowings that relate to international lexical stock, productive ways of terms formation, lexicographic analysis, certain results in the practical aspect - the compilation of medical terminological dictionaries, have been considered. The authors also highlighted new directions in the study of modern medical terminology on various linguistic aspects. It is revealed that modern medical terminology possesses the richest lexical foundation, it runs through continuous process and constant development, studies in the field of terminology in the traditional system, and also in the context of the anthropocentric scientific paradigm.