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Hypothesis, analysis and synthesis, it's all Greek to me.

Authors :
Iliopoulos I
Ananiadou S
Danchin A
Ioannidis JP
Katsikis PD
Ouzounis CA
Promponas VJ
Source :
ELife [Elife] 2019 Feb 20; Vol. 8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Feb 20.
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

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.<br />Competing Interests: II, SA, AD, JI, PK, CO, VP No competing interests declared<br /> (© 2019, Iliopoulos et al.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2050-084X
Volume :
8
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
ELife
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
30782313
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.43514