terminology

Terminology is a group of specialized words and respective meanings in a particular field, and also the study of such terms and their use; the latter meaning is also known as terminology science. A term is a word, compound word, or expression that in specific contexts is given specific meanings—these may deviate from the meanings the same words have in other contexts and in everyday language. Terminology is a discipline that studies, among other things, the development of such terms and their interrelationships within a specialized domain. Terminology differs from lexicography, as it involves

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Terminology is a collection of specialized words and their meanings used within a particular field, along with the study of how these words are created and used. These specialized terms often have specific meanings that differ from how the same words are used in everyday language or in other fields.

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History of Czech anatomical terminology.ReviewAnatomical science international · 2024Musil VDOI: 10.1007/s12565-024-00774-6
Terminology for psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: Making the case for "functional seizures".ReviewEpilepsy & behavior : E&B · 2020Asadi-Pooya AA, Brigo F, Mildon B et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.106895
Terminology and definitions of sleep problems and disorders used in chronic musculoskeletal pain research: a scoping review with recommendations for future research.Pain · 2025Runge N, Ahmed I, Perea J et al.DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003655
Thyroid FNA terminology: The case for a single unified international system for thyroid FNA reporting.ReviewCytopathology : official journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology · 2021Poller DN, Cochand-Priollet B, Trimboli PDOI: 10.1111/cyt.13017
Appropriate Terminology for the Time Elapsed From Avulsion of a Permanent Tooth to Replantation: A Scoping Review and Delphi Consensus.Dental traumatology : official publication of International Association for Dental Traumatology · 2025Tewari N, Garima J, O'Connell A et al.DOI: 10.1111/edt.12993
Machine translation of standardised medical terminology using natural language processing: A scoping review.New biotechnology · 2023Noll R, Frischen LS, Boeker M et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2023.08.004
Terminology supported archiving and publication of environmental science data in PANGAEA.ReviewJournal of biotechnology · 2017Diepenbroek M, Schindler U, Huber R et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2017.07.016
Influence of SCENIC recommendations on terminology used for histopathologic diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease-associated dysplasia.ReviewWorld journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2022Li Y, Wang HLDOI: 10.4251/wjgo.v14.i8.1375

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Overview
Types of terminology
Terminology as a discipline
Science
Terminological theories
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Terminology is a discipline that systematically studies the "labelling or designating of concepts" particular to one or more subject fields or domains of human activity. It does this through the research and analysis of terms in context for the purpose of documenting and promoting consistent usage. Terminology can be limited to one or more languages (for example, "multilingual terminology" and "bilingual terminology"), or may have an interdisciplinarity focus on the use of terms in different fields.