Eponymy in medical terminology

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Doklady Bashkirskogo Universiteta. 2017. Volume 2. No. 4. pp. 641-646.

Authors

Gataullin R. G.*
Bashkir State University
32 Zaki Validi Street, 450074 Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia
Sinakaeva L. I.
Bashkir State University
32 Zaki Validi Street, 450074 Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia

Abstract

The peculiarity of medical terminology determines that a number of diseases have different names in different countries. The structure distinguishes between simple (root), derivatives, complex and composite ones. By the generalized semantics it is possible to distinguish: neutral, qualitative, associative terms.

Keywords

  • medical terminology
  • medical macro-thermosystem
  • medical micro-thermosystem
  • eponym
  • eponymic term
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