CONTENT REPORT 2 GLOSSARY 4 INTRODUCTION 5 1 TERMINOLOGY AND THE TERM AS ITS BASIC UNIT 1.1 The language of science 1.2 Terminology as a science 1.3 Sources of the English lexicon 1.4 A brief history of medical terminology 1.5 The development of medical English 1.6 The influence of modern European languages on the formation of the English medical terminology 2 THE MAIN TENDENCIES IN THE FORMATION OF ENGLISH MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 2.1 The influence of Greek on English medical terminology 2.2 The influence of Latin on English medical terminology 2.3 English medical terminology and main types of word-formation in medical terminology 2.4 Abbreviations in English medical terminology 2.5 Marginal types of formation of terms 2.6 Medical synonyms 2.7 Terms with –onym ending 2.8 Mythonyms in English medical terminology 2.9 Metaphor, metonymy and synecdoche in English medical terminology 2.10 Challenges keeping up with medical terminology CONCLUSION REFERENCES