Learning a new language
Studying medicine is like learning a whole new language. I thought that I had learned most of the "medical language" already. Boy was I wrong. Once we started studying the subject of Pathology I realised that that in itself is a whole new language... lots of new terms and words to learn like...
coitus
dysuria
dyspareunia
dysmenorrhea
All those words were in ONE paragraph in my textbook. Luckily I payed attention in class so I know what they mean ;oP
posted by Katrín at 1/25/2007 03:12:00 PM
1 Comments:
Try to use these words routinely in a conversation over coffee and cake with friends - just to see how they will react. If they don't get it, just say that it's hard for you to explain it to them in a decontextualized setting. :-)
BTW, I'm not so sure about the first word. Maybe it's better to avoid that one cause some people may have picked that word up somewhere.
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