«SHORT ENGLISH-UKRAINIAN MEDICAL DICTIONARY» BY M. DANILYUK AS AN INFORMATION SOURCE FOR FUTURE DOCTORS

The article considers the «Short English-Ukrainian Medical Dictionary» by M. Danyliuk as a resource in medicine, from which knowledge was drawn in the 70s of the 20th century. The dictionary was published in the diaspora (USA). In order for future doctors to have a good command of the language of medicine, one should use dictionaries. The medical dictionary is a source that contains successful medical terms for studying the metalanguage of medicine in the 20th century. From such a dictionary, the professional vocabulary of words was replenished, professionalism was developed in future doctors. The entry of the «Short English-Ukrainian Medical Dictionary» by M. Danyliuk into the medical terminological system is traced. According to the scientist’s dictionary, the characteristic features of a medical term are outlined: the presence of a clear definition, the absence of expression, a small proportion of synonymous rows, and homonyms; specific meanings of the Ukrainian equivalent contained in the English term are given. The functions of the «Short English-Ukrainian Medical Dictionary» by M. Danylyuk are indicated: cognitive, didactic, social, cognitive, etc. Thematic groups of this dictionary are distinguished, such as: names of diseases, description of diseases; names for body parts; names of medical products, drugs for treatment; presence of characteristics of symptoms of the disease, etc. It is revealed that the thematic groups included terms from chemistry, biology. However, not all of these terms have become established in the modern language of medicine. Synonymy is characteristic mainly for medical terms of the «Short English-Ukrainian Medical Dictionary» by M. Danylyuk: anxiety – тривога, турбота, страх; apathy – апатія, байдужість. A feature of the medical dictionary by M. Danylyuk is that, along with the term, it also contains a definition of this term in Ukrainian. It is traced that the «Short English-Ukrainian Medical Dictionary» by M. Danyliuk was the source that took into account the trend of previous years and developed accurate or approximate terminology in medicine in the 70s. of the 20th century. The imprint of historical processes that took place through the prism of language is indicated, but the dictionary was published in the diaspora. At the present stage, the «Short English-Ukrainian Medical Dictionary» by M. Danyliuk should be considered the heritage of past generations. Key words: medical dictionary, «Short English-Ukrainian Medical Dictionary», M. Danyliuk, medicine, unification.