处理医学术语的学习曲线:具有古典语言背景的医学生的经验

Jigish Khamar
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刚进入医学院,许多学生在处理医疗工作者日常使用的大量复杂词汇时遇到了陡峭的学习曲线。由于医学术语的基础是从古典语言的根源发展而来的,从理论上讲,为医科学生提供拉丁语和希腊语的基础知识是有帮助的。我在进入医学院之前学习古典语言的经历使我在处理不熟悉的医学术语时有了一种公式化的方法。通过将诸如经蝶窦垂体切开术之类的医学术语分解成各自的词根,我可以在接受任何正式的教学之前为自己创建一个快速的定义。这种学习方式的主要优点是减轻了学生的记忆负担。医学院的讲座有助于完善初步的定义,这使得记忆更容易,因为学生已经有了一个基本的框架,每个新学期遇到。然而,在使用经典方法理解医学术语时,需要记住某些注意事项。例如,拉丁语和希腊语的词根不能定义像威尔逊病这样的同名词,以发现这种疾病的人命名,也不能提供有关药物的信息,因为它们的名字是非古典起源的。总的来说,从我的经验来看,公式化方法的好处使它成为医学院最初几年的宝贵工具,因为内容是在课堂上教授的,它可以为更容易过渡到临床环境提供基础。
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Tackling the Learning Curve of Medical Terminology: Experience of a Medical Student with a Background in Classical Languages
Upon entering medical school, many students encounter a steep learning curve when handling the vast and intricate vocabulary that healthcare workers use daily. Since the basis of medical terminology has developed from the roots of classical languages, it would theoretically be helpful to provide medical students with a foundational knowledge of Latin and Greek. My experience with learning classical languages before entering medical school has allowed me to have a formulaic approach when tackling unfamiliar medical terminology. By breaking up medical terms like transsphenoidal hypophysectomy into their respective roots, I can create a quick definition for myself before being given any formal teaching on the matter. The primary advantage of this learning style is that it reduces the burden of memorization on the student. The lectures from medical school help refine the preliminary definitions, which makes memorization much easier since students already have a basic framework for each new term encountered. However, certain considerations need to be kept in mind when utilizing the classical approach to understanding medical terminology. For example, the Latin and Greek roots cannot define eponyms like Wilson’s disease, named after the person who discovered the disease, or provide information on medications as their names have non-classical origins. Overall from my experience, the benefits of the formulaic approach make it a valuable tool during the initial years of medical school when the content is taught in a classroom setting and it can provide the foundation for an easier transition into the clinical environment.
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