New Terminologia Anatomica highlights the importance of clinical anatomy

Although not all authors agree that Terminologia Anatomica merits special attention, any type of scientific terminology should be clear, exact, logical, coherent and worldwide accepted. A precise definition of every anatomical term is also crucial. New changes have recently been approved by the Fede...

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Published in:Folia morphologica 2020-01, Vol.79 (1), p.15-20
Main Author: Chmielewski, Piotr Paweł
Format: Article
Language:English
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Terminology
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Summary:Although not all authors agree that Terminologia Anatomica merits special attention, any type of scientific terminology should be clear, exact, logical, coherent and worldwide accepted. A precise definition of every anatomical term is also crucial. New changes have recently been approved by the Federative International Programme for Anatomical Terminology as the previous version of terminology required minor revisions. This situation offers an opportunity to take a closer look at these new and interesting modifications. It turns out that selected traditional terms have been excluded from the list of official anatomical names. Furthermore, many changes have been introduced to modernise the Terminologia Anatomica. Nevertheless, the new version of anatomical terminology has both strengths and limitations, which warrants further refinement.
ISSN:0015-5659
1644-3284
DOI:10.5603/FM.a2019.0048