Principles of selecting nonmedical words in writing English medical paper
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-1485.2014.12.024
- VernacularTitle:英文医学论文写作中非医学词语的选择原则
- Author:
Wang YAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
English;
Medical paper;
Nonmedical words
- From:
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research
2014;13(12):1279-1282
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Medical words distinguish medical paper from any other papers,and the right choice of medical words plays an important role in conveying medical content.However,with respect to the whole text,a larger number of words are still nonmedical ones,to which great importance should also be attached.In the writing of a medical paper,three principles of exactness,conciseness,and readability in selecting nonmedical words should be followed to make the paper more internationally accepted.
