["Linguistitis" of medical terminology (II). Language-policy and questions from a perspective of younger physicians].
In a previous article in the Journal of the Danish Medical Association, "Medical Terminology Linguistitis (I)", the author pointed out the importance of involving the users in connection with the definition of a language policy concerning Danish medical terminology and future medical doctors' need for language proficiency. A recent inquiry, involving 11 medical doctors (Ph.D. students), suggests that there is in fact a need for a language policy. Also, the respondents expressed strong antipathy against a full nationalization of the terms which can in some cases be observed in the Danish version of ICD-10. On the basis of this survey, the following questions are discussed in this article: Future medical doctors' need for knowledge of Latin and English, medical doctors' opinions concerning a terminology based on Latin, or Danish, and some important aspects concerning the definition of a language policy in the medical area.
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Institut for erhvervssprog og sproglig informatik, Handelshøjskole Syd, Kolding.
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002965:Classification; D003718:Denmark; D006801:Humans; D008037:Linguistics; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D018875:Vocabulary, Controlled