Specifics of translation of medical lexis from the English language into the Russian language

medical translation is one of the most complicated areas for translation due to the many internal nuances accompanying translation activities in this area. At the same time, the importance of correct translation of texts and speech in the field of medicine is especially high, since medicine performs one of the most important social and humanitarian functions – it preserves the life and health of people. This article is devoted to the study of the features of medical translations from English into Russian. In the process of analyzing scientific and theoretical materials in the field of translation studies and linguistics, as well as through a comparative linguistic analysis of language units in two languages, key technical features of translating medical texts and oral speech are identified; the features of composing translations depending on the addressee are studied. The results of the study confirmed that working with complex, highly specialized terms, abbreviations, acronyms, borrowings from other languages, and other differences in non-standardized medical lexis make medical translations one of the most specific and complicated areas of translation, which requires a high level of competence from the translator and the presence of not only linguistic, but also professional knowledge in the medical field.

translation, medical lexis, medical terminology, translation difficulties, English, Russian, Latin