ABSTRACT
Remembering medical English terms is the difficult point in learning medical English.Only through learning the rules and characteristics of medical terms can one remember and get command of thousands of medical terms rapidly and effectively.When studying medical English terms,we explored and summarized a series of pithy formula hook memorial method - a pithy formula linked to the affix and etyma was turned into rhyming verse and formed a memory chain after memorizing by hook memory method many times so as to keep the medical terms firmly in the mind rapidly.
ABSTRACT
Based on the word-formation of Medical English terms,this paper gives a comprehensive analysis of their transformation and adaptation in Chinese language and culture.Three major factors are discussed for the application and diversification of medical English terms,including the language family in translation,linguistic context,situational context and cultural context.