Reflections engendered as a practicing translator concerning the language of Anatomy

Werneck, Alexandre Lins; Batigália, Fernando

doi:10.5935/1678-9741.20120075

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“…Terminologia Anatomica serves as a basic communication tool in all medical fields, and the Latin anatomical nomenclature has been repeatedly placed and revised since 1895. 19 Many problems have appeared due to the use of national nomenclature in non-English speaking countries based on TA, such as Japan, Spain, Brazil, Russia, and some small countries. Nomenclature is a powerful tool in communication to achieve goals and interests.…”

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The Standardisation of Anatomical, Histological and Embryological Terminology in Translating English-Based Anatomy Textbook Into Indonesian

Anggraini

2017

Dentika Dental J.

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Anatomical terminology is derived from classical languages, primarily Latin. Latin was used as the language of science until the early 18th century, so all medical textbooks were previously written in Latin. The existence of Latin in the textbooks of anatomy-histology-embryology in Indonesia becomes a challenge for students, lecturers, and researchers because they often have no background knowledge of Latin. The gap in Latin makes English textbooks preferable. English-based anatomy textbooks have been widely translated into Indonesian, but the translation of anatomical terminology in English has no standardization yet. The translations of anatomical terms can be based on several sources, namely: (1) Nomina Anatomica, Nomina Histologica, and Nomina Embryologica; (2) Terminologia Anatomica (TA), Terminologia Histologica (TH), and Terminologia Embryologica (TE); (3) Absorption language by adopting Latin and writing the anatomical terms in accordance with Indonesian spelling; and (4) Translation from English to Indonesian. The aim of this paper was to initiate the selection and determination of the anatomical terms which should be used in Indonesian in order to translate the English-based anatomy textbooks.

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confidence: 99%

The Standardisation of Anatomical, Histological and Embryological Terminology in Translating English-Based Anatomy Textbook Into Indonesian

Anggraini

2017

Dentika Dental J.

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Reflections engendered as a practicing translator concerning the language of Anatomy

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The Standardisation of Anatomical, Histological and Embryological Terminology in Translating English-Based Anatomy Textbook Into Indonesian

The Standardisation of Anatomical, Histological and Embryological Terminology in Translating English-Based Anatomy Textbook Into Indonesian

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