On Etymology of Modern Oncological Terms.

Abstract

The article deals with the study of the ways of formation and origin of terms from the field of oncology. The authors outlined the meaning and etymology of terms in the TNM classification used worldwide for cancer diagnosis. A study of 849 terms of the individual morphology codes section of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision, was conducted to identify the ways of terminology formation and origin of the terms. Both Russian- and English-language dictionaries were used for the study. The results of the study, presented in the form of a diagram, reflected the etymology of modern oncological terms. The group containing the greatest number of words was the terms of Greek-Russian origin, and the group containing the least number of words was the Anglo-Greek origin. The authors concluded that, despite the popularity of English, almost all new terms are based on Greek and Latin term elements, indicating the universality of these languages in the creation of terms.