The language of integrative medicine  

作　　者：Brian Stephen Budgell 

机构地区：[1]Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College,Toronto,Ontario Canada M2H 3J1

出　　处：《Journal of Integrative Medicine》2013年第3期229-232,共4页结合医学学报（英文版）

基　　金：supported in part by research funds from Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College

摘　　要：Biomedical language, also known as biomedical English, is sufficiently different from general English to warrant treatment as a distinct language. Biomedical language has its own conventions of grammar, phraseology and discourse, as well as a lexicon which is complex and esoteric. Furthermore, each sub-discipline, such as integrative medicine, has a unique vocabulary which must be mastered in order to achieve fluency. In this article, the vocabulary specific to acupuncture is identified, and strategies are introduced to master the use of that vocabulary.Biomedical language, also known as biomedical English, is sufficiently different from general English to warrant treatment as a distinct language. Biomedical language has its own conventions of grammar, phraseology and discourse, as well as a lexicon which is complex and esoteric. Furthermore, each sub-discipline, such as integrative medicine, has a unique vocabulary which must be mastered in order to achieve fluency. In this article, the vocabulary specific to acupuncture is identified, and strategies are introduced to master the use of that vocabulary.

关 键 词：integrative medicine ACUPUNCTURE LINGUISTICS information retrieval 

分 类 号：R-5[医药卫生] H319[语言文字—英语]