GREEK-LATIN BORROWINGS IN MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Abstract

Latin, being the language of science, has had a great influence on the formation of the medical vocabulary of the English language, which is represented by borrowed Latin and Greek terms. Penetrating into the medical terminology of the English language, Greek-Latin borrowings adapted to the structure of this language, underwent phonetic, spelling and grammatical changes. The purpose of the work: to consider the features of assimilation of Greek- Latin borrowings in the medical terminology of the English language. The features of Greek- Latin borrowings included in the medical terminology of the English language at the phonetic and orthographic level are considered and analyzed. The analysis of borrowings is the most important aspect of the study of word-formation processes. Forming medical terminology, Latin and Latinized Greek elements interact with the English language. Despite the fact that the role of interaction for the further development of medical terminology is clear to specialists, the study of borrowings is currently an important of the Latin language study as the basis of terminilogy in medicine.