THE PLACE OF LATIN IN MEDICAL EDUCATION AND THE DIFFICULTIES STUDENTS FACED IN MASTERING THE SCIENCE

Аннотация

Latin is not only a means of scientific communication, but also an important tool for strengthening the professional training of medical students by teaching them to understand the structure of terms and use them correctly. Today, medical universities employ Latin teachers with advanced knowledge and skills. Terminology is in constant motion and development: new terms are introduced, some becomeobsolete orbecome obsolete. Keywords: medical terminology, anatomy, pharmacology, pathology, biology, scientific discourse, medical terminology ingeneral. Latin has been the main foundation of scientific medical terminology for centuries. This language occupies a special place in modern medical education, since most of the terms related to anatomy, pharmacology, pathology, biology and many other disciplines are borrowed from Latin (orancient Greek). Latin is not only a means of scientific communication, but also an important tool for strengthening the professional training of medical students by teaching them to understand the structure of terms and use them correctly. This is especially important in the field of medicine, where scientificspeech must beclear and concise. Today, pedagogical methods and tools are consistently developing and reaching a new level. In particular, in the process of teaching Latin in higher medical institutions, the need for the effective use of modern pedagogical technologies and information and communication tools is increasing. Now, high results can be achieved not only by relying on traditional approaches in education, but also byusinginnovativemethods based onadvanced methodologies. Since the years of independence, our country has carried out extensive work on raising a healthy and harmonious generation, realizing the creative and intellectual potential of young people, and training competitive personnel in the labor market. The development of society cannot be imagined without the development of science. After all, science plays an important role in developing production, introducing technological innovations,and providing qualified personnel. Previously, it was necessary to contact separate specialists to translate documents or literature in Latin. Today, medical universities have Latin teachers with advanced knowledge and skills. They are organized for advanced training courses, seminars, trainings, and experience exchange sessionsbased ontherequirements of thetime. Also, based on the needs of medical institutions, special courses are being established for teachers during the vacation period to study Latin in more depth. Such initiatives, while increasing the capacity of educators, serve to provide students with in-depth and high-quality education. Along with Greek, Latin is extremely important for many sciences - physics, chemistry, astronomy, especially anatomy, botany, and medical terminology in general. The famous scientist M.V. Lomonosov also emphasized the Latin language and the basics of medical terminology as an important science for every specialist. https://ijmri.de/index.php/jmsi volume 4,issue4,2025 1035 Therefore, first of all, we need to understand more deeply the main goal of studying Latin, its overall volume and content, as well as why this language has been used as the main scientific language inmedicine andbiology forcenturies. Latin is not only the language of scientific research, but also the basis of the global system of medical and biological terms. The terms taught through this language provide not only scientific accuracy, but also international comprehensibility. Therefore, studying Latin is of urgent importancefor every student and specialist who wants to bewell-versed inmodern medicine. For any specialist successfully working in the fields of science, technology and industry, it is very important to correctly understand the essence of terms and be able to use them accurately. Such terms belong to the sphere of special lexicon, that is, terminology. The word “term” comes from the Latin terminus - “boundary”. The main task of terms is to clearly and concisely express a certain scientific concept. As terms, simple single words (for example: organism, cell, organ, gene, disease, appendicitis, fluorography) are used, as well as word combinations (for example: chest, shoulderbone, hypertensive disease, sanitary treatment, radiation hygiene). Unlike everyday words in popular literary language, terms express only scientific and scientific- technical concepts. A scientific concept is distinguished by its theoretical foundations, the product of scientific conclusions, and the fact that it is formed as a fragment of a certain scientificsystem. Any scientific concept, unlike simple everyday words, has a brief defining definition - definition (Latin definitio). The definition shows the important and distinctivefeatures ofthis concept. This ensures theclarity and consistency ofscientific thought. Terms inspecial (terminological) and encyclopedic dictionaries are usuall