Biomedical Language: etymology in the study of the infectoparasitary diseases

Authors

  • Marcos Marreiro Villela Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Campus Universitário, s/nº, 96010-900, Capão do Leão, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
  • Juliana Nunes Vieira Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Campus Universitário, s/nº, 96010-900, Capão do Leão, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
  • Antonio Amaral Villela Departamento de Morfologia, Instituto de Biologia, UFPel, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
  • Maria Elisabeth Aires Berne Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Campus Universitário, s/nº, 96010-900, Capão do Leão, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/rpt.v43i4.33619

Keywords:

Terminology, dictionary, parasitology

Abstract

Professionals in the health sciences know the relevance of knowledge about the roots of Latin andGreek origin in the etymology of words adopted in their daily practice. However, little informationis available in an accessible manner on the subject. The aim of this study was to contribute to thewider dissemination and familiarization with some of the major Greek and Latin words (plustributes and eponyms) employed in the study of parasitic and infectious diseases, from a review ofmaterials that cover the topic such as textbooks, technical and Portuguese dictionaries, and scientific articles. The study was carried out from January to December 2013, and each work was consultedand reviewed in detail. Over 250 frequently used words were listed, with respect to this groupof diseases. It was noticed that there is a lack of etymological information in books that discussparasitology, microbiology and infectious diseases, and these terms are restricted, essentially, tothematic dictionaries

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Author Biographies

Marcos Marreiro Villela, Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Campus Universitário, s/nº, 96010-900, Capão do Leão, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.

Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Campus Universitário, s/nº, 96010-900, Capão do Leão, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.

Juliana Nunes Vieira, Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Campus Universitário, s/nº, 96010-900, Capão do Leão, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.

Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Campus Universitário, s/nº, 96010-900, Capão do Leão, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.

Antonio Amaral Villela, Departamento de Morfologia, Instituto de Biologia, UFPel, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.

Departamento de Morfologia, Instituto de Biologia, UFPel, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.

Maria Elisabeth Aires Berne, Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Campus Universitário, s/nº, 96010-900, Capão do Leão, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.

Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Campus Universitário, s/nº, 96010-900, Capão do Leão, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.

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Published

2015-01-15

How to Cite

VILLELA, M. M.; VIEIRA, J. N.; VILLELA, A. A.; BERNE, M. E. A. Biomedical Language: etymology in the study of the infectoparasitary diseases. Revista de Patologia Tropical / Journal of Tropical Pathology, Goiânia, v. 43, n. 4, p. 507–515, 2015. DOI: 10.5216/rpt.v43i4.33619. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/iptsp/article/view/33619. Acesso em: 17 may. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 4 (2014)

Section

LINGUAGEM MÉDICA / MEDICAL LANGUAGE

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