faun noun [C]. âº an âimaginary âcreature that is like a âsmall man with a âgoat's back âlegs, a âtail, âears, and âhorns. (Definition of faun from the Cambridge Advanced Learnerâs Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press).
Those who work in the medical profession use a specialized language called Medical Terminology to describe the objects and situations encountered in their fields, such as anastamosis and myocardial. The words or terms that make up the language of medicine are referred to as the terminology of the medical field, or Medical Terminology. Although languages usually change over time, the basis for medical terminology remains constant as the majority of medical terms are based in Latin or Greek.1.
Unformatted text preview : Chapter 1Origins of Medical Language : I.II.III.IV. Medicine has a language of its own , and its vocabulary includes terms built fromGreek and Latin words parts , eponyms , acronyms , and modern language.Some terms drop out of usage , the meanings of others are altered , and new termscome into use.The majority of medical ...