SPECIFICS OF MEDICAL EPONYMOUS TERMINOLOGY (IN VIEW OF ENGLISH, RUSSIAN AND BULGARIAN MEDICAL DISCOURSE)

Objectives: to give a general preliminary idea of the terminological unit; to summarizethe basic postulates of Frame — based Terminology Theory (FBTT); to outline the aspects ofmedical eponyms; to form medical eponymous models in English, Russian and Bulgarian academiclanguages; to emphasize practical dimension of the present study (application in language trainingprocess, expanding linguistic medical competence). Materials and research methods. 34 compoundEnglish, Russian and Bulgarian eponymous terms (including synonymous variants of the threelanguages) have been discussed. Methods of definition analysis, conceptual integration, cognitiveanalysis, eponymous modelling, etymological analysis have been applied. Discussion and results ofthe study. A brief description of the parameters of specialized language term is suggested. Framebased Terminology Theory by Pamela Faber (2005–2007) and its basic postulates are discussed.Interdisciplinarity and multidimensionality of the medical domain are indicated in the context ofmedical terminology. The emphasis is on medical eponyms denoting various diseases, syndromes,symptoms and named after great scientists, mythological heroes and literary characters. Conclusions.The following conclusions have been made: 1. Specialized language terminological unit is definitive,accurate, unambiguous, consistent with language norms, scientifically relevant, semantically complete.2. Medical eponymous terminology is expressive; immortalizes the memory of great minds ofmedicine, mythological and literary characters; provokes medical students» curiosity, expandingtheir knowledge. 3. Medical eponymous terminology base is multidimensional in terms of cognitive,linguistic, socio-communicative and pedagogical aspects.