Medical Terminology: Why do medical students need to know Latin words? with linguist Andrea Duarte

AMBOSS: Beyond the Textbook

Clear communication is key in medicine. But the language that physicians use with their patients can remain obscured, since so many medical terms are borrowed from Latin. Why do medical professionals and students learn Latinate terms today and where do they come from? What guidelines exist to instruct medical doctors on when to say "heart attack" versus "myocardial infarction"?
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Interviewee: Educator and linguist Andrea Duarte.
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