Clinical Relevance of Official Anatomical Terminology: The Significance of Using Synonyms

SUMMARY: Terminologia Anatomica is a unique collection of technical terms that enable communication in anatomy and medicine across the world. However, current anatomical terminology also contains some internal inconsistencies and discrepancies in regard to clinical terminology. Thus, a number of ter...

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Autores principales:	Galic,Biljana Srdic, Babovic,Sinisa S, Vukadinovic,Snezana, Strkalj,Goran
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía 2018
Materias:	Anatomical nomenclature Anatomical terminology Gross anatomy education Medical education Synonyms
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0717-950220180004011682019-09-16Clinical Relevance of Official Anatomical Terminology: The Significance of Using SynonymsGalic,Biljana SrdicBabovic,Sinisa SVukadinovic,SnezanaStrkalj,Goran Anatomical nomenclature Anatomical terminology Gross anatomy education Medical education Synonyms SUMMARY: Terminologia Anatomica is a unique collection of technical terms that enable communication in anatomy and medicine across the world. However, current anatomical terminology also contains some internal inconsistencies and discrepancies in regard to clinical terminology. Thus, a number of terms are not logically related to the names of similar anatomical entities, or the names of corresponding physiological and pathological conditions. Moreover, during clinical practice many anatomical terms have commonly been replaced by new, clinical idioms. These terminological discrepancies represent an impediment to learning and teaching in medical and health professions programs. In this paper it is proposed that the relevant synonyms should be introduced into Terminologia Anatomica in the same way as currently the case for the kidney (ren/nephros) and uterine tube (tuba uterina/salpinx). This change would significantly reduce inconsistencies in nomenclature and make anatomical terminology more logical, easier to understand and memorize. Furthermore, it would better align anatomy with other branches of medicine and medical education.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Chilena de AnatomíaInternational Journal of Morphology v.36 n.4 20182018-12-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022018000401168en10.4067/S0717-95022018000401168
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spellingShingle	Anatomical nomenclature Anatomical terminology Gross anatomy education Medical education Synonyms Galic,Biljana Srdic Babovic,Sinisa S Vukadinovic,Snezana Strkalj,Goran Clinical Relevance of Official Anatomical Terminology: The Significance of Using Synonyms
description	SUMMARY: Terminologia Anatomica is a unique collection of technical terms that enable communication in anatomy and medicine across the world. However, current anatomical terminology also contains some internal inconsistencies and discrepancies in regard to clinical terminology. Thus, a number of terms are not logically related to the names of similar anatomical entities, or the names of corresponding physiological and pathological conditions. Moreover, during clinical practice many anatomical terms have commonly been replaced by new, clinical idioms. These terminological discrepancies represent an impediment to learning and teaching in medical and health professions programs. In this paper it is proposed that the relevant synonyms should be introduced into Terminologia Anatomica in the same way as currently the case for the kidney (ren/nephros) and uterine tube (tuba uterina/salpinx). This change would significantly reduce inconsistencies in nomenclature and make anatomical terminology more logical, easier to understand and memorize. Furthermore, it would better align anatomy with other branches of medicine and medical education.
author	Galic,Biljana Srdic Babovic,Sinisa S Vukadinovic,Snezana Strkalj,Goran
author_facet	Galic,Biljana Srdic Babovic,Sinisa S Vukadinovic,Snezana Strkalj,Goran
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title	Clinical Relevance of Official Anatomical Terminology: The Significance of Using Synonyms
title_short	Clinical Relevance of Official Anatomical Terminology: The Significance of Using Synonyms
title_full	Clinical Relevance of Official Anatomical Terminology: The Significance of Using Synonyms
title_fullStr	Clinical Relevance of Official Anatomical Terminology: The Significance of Using Synonyms
title_full_unstemmed	Clinical Relevance of Official Anatomical Terminology: The Significance of Using Synonyms
title_sort	clinical relevance of official anatomical terminology: the significance of using synonyms
publisher	Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía
publishDate	2018
url	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022018000401168
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Clinical Relevance of Official Anatomical Terminology: The Significance of Using Synonyms

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