On medical instruments and equipment synonymy (with regard to Ukrainian and Polish terminology of gynecology and obstetrics) Cover Image

До питання синонімії назв медичних інструментів і приладів (на матеріалі української і польської термінології акушерства та гінекології)
On medical instruments and equipment synonymy (with regard to Ukrainian and Polish terminology of gynecology and obstetrics)

Author(s): Oksana Borys
Subject(s): History, Language and Literature Studies, Cultural history
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: medical term; synonymy; gynecology and obstetrics; medical terminology system; comparative analysis

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the analysis of synonymic terms in Polish and Ukrainian terminology.The study was conducted on the names of instruments and equipment used ingynecology and obstetrics in both above mentioned languages. The research results show that synonymy is presented in both terminological systems. Taking into consideration thequantity of synonymic terms in the fi eld of gynecological and obstetric instruments thisphenomenon occurs more often in Ukrainian than in the Polish language. The possiblereasons of that are considered as well as the solutions for the abovementioned issue. Thecollected data is an integral part of further substantial case study.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 29-36
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Ukrainian