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Proper use of medical language: Main problems and solutions
F. J. Bueno-cañigralRafael Aleixandre-benaventJ.c. Valderrama Zuriánsubject
Lenguaje médicoSpanish languageScientific writingGerundbusiness.industrymedia_common.quotation_subjectUnified Medical Language SystemGeneral MedicineScientific styleEscritura científicaLinguisticsArticleMedical languageCompliance (psychology)Style (sociolinguistics)Corrección lingüísticaMedicineEstilo científicoQuality (business)NeutralitySyntax errorbusinessLanguage correctionmedia_commondescription
[EN]: Medical language should be characterized by its precision, emotional neutrality and stability. The effective communication of results of scientific studies depends on compliance with current standards of drafting and style; texts with defects can hinder interest in the findings. In this study, we discuss some of the most common problems and errors in medical language, including the abuse of abbreviations and foreign words, the use of improper words, syntax errors and solecisms, the most common errors in titles and the abuse of capital letters and the gerund. Investigators have effective tools for dealing with these problems, such as quality texts, critical dictionaries of questions and difficulties with the Spanish language and various drafting and style manuals.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-01 | Revista Clinica Espanola |