LATIN IN THE MEDICAL FIELD

The stereotype «Latin is a dead language» has proved to be very tenacious and has become widely used in medicine. The article explores the study of the phenomenon of "living Latin" and the dominance of Latin in medicine as an international language of specialists and scientists. The modern state of Latin, which allows to reflect all the diversity of the surrounding medical reality, is considered. The importance of using anatomical, clinical and pharmaceutical terminology in Latin by specialists in medical and biological professions is emphasized.