Hypothesis, analysis and synthesis, it's all Greek to me
Ημερομηνία
2019Συγγραφέας
Iliopoulos, IoannisAnaniadou, Sophia
Danchin, Antoine
Ioannidis, John PA
Katsikis, Peter D
Ouzounis, Christos A
Promponas, Vasilis J.
ISSN
2050-084XSource
eLifeVolume
8Google Scholar check
Metadata
Εμφάνιση πλήρους εγγραφήςΕπιτομή
The linguistic foundations of science and technology include many terms that have been borrowed from ancient languages. In the case of terms with origins in the Greek language, the modern meaning can often differ significantly from the original one. Here we use the PubMed database to demonstrate the prevalence of words of Greek origin in the language of modern science, and call for scientists to exercise care when coining new terms.