چکیده (انگلیسی):

The language of medicine with its morphologically complex words will provide considerable and interesting
issues that can be studied by both linguists and translators. Lot of surveys were done previously to analyze the
language of these most ancient medical records, but the study on the development of Persian medical
terminology is limited in number. This paper provides a brief terminological description of the selected
English medical terms and their equivalents in the Persian language. The data consisting of 339 medical terms
chosen under the “Connective Tissue and Musculoskeletal System” of the International Classification of
Diseases, 9
th
Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) and their equivalents in the Persian language are
selected for this study. The target terms are compared and analyzed based on the secondary term formation
processes, with regardnto morphosemantic factors. The quantitative and qualitative analyses of the data
indicate that various morphosemantic factors are involved in the secondary term formation processes ofthe
Persian medical terms. The findings demonstrate that the most of the incompatible equivalents have been
found in lexicology area; while semantic problems in them cover smaller proportion. Derivational capability
and compliance with the language rules are two morphosemantic factors which need further attention in
Persian language.