Terminology as Topic
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

The departmental chair in Western medicine: tale of the first and foremost. Historical vignette.

30 Oct 2009 The use of the term "chair" in medical literature probably started in the Late Middle Ages with the Italian anatomist Mondino de Liuzzi. History reveals the term's origin at Bologna, one of the oldest degree-granting universities in Europe. Nobody ... Read more...

The Bethesda System For Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology.

30 Oct 2009 To address terminology and other issues related to thyroid fine-needle aspiration (FNA), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) hosted the NCI Thyroid FNA State of the Science Conference. The conclusions regarding terminology and morphologic criteria ... Read more...

The alchemy of jargon: etymologies of urologic neologisms. number 6: the language of the urogenital system.

30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: As the scientific community is increasingly severed from the study of linguistics, the underlying significance of their common technical words is becoming blurred. This article will focus on the genesis of terminology of the urogenital ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Terminology as Topic'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The departmental chair in Western medicine: tale of the first and foremost. Historical vignette. 30 Oct 2009
• The Bethesda System For Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology. 30 Oct 2009
• "It's all Greek to me...". 30 Oct 2009
• Trichodaknomania by proxy. 30 Oct 2009
• The alchemy of jargon: etymologies of urologic neologisms. number 6: the language of the urogenital system. 30 Oct 2009
• Paleoanthropology. New work may complicate history of Neandertals and H. sapiens. 7 Oct 2009
• Harmonizing the metabolic syndrome: a joint interim statement of the International Diabetes Federation Task Force on Epidemiology and Prevention; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; American Heart Association; World Heart Federation; International Atherosclerosis Society; and International Association for the Study of Obesity. 3 Oct 2009
• Reflectance confocal microscopy and features of melanocytic lesions: an internet-based study of the reproducibility of terminology. 29 Sep 2009
• Questions term used in study on raw meat-based diets. 29 Sep 2009
• Essential tremors: a family of neurodegenerative disorders? 29 Sep 2009
• MR labeling information for implants and devices: explanation of terminology. 29 Sep 2009
• Structured radiology reporting: are we there yet? 29 Sep 2009
• Delimiting death. 29 Sep 2009
• Accurate nomenclature of the veins of the lower extremities. 29 Sep 2009
• Complexities in clarifying the diagnostic criteria for anabolic-androgenic steroid dependence. 29 Sep 2009
• Molecular genetics and the classification of the corneal dystrophies: what is next? 29 Sep 2009
• System epilepsy: reply to Lüders et al., 2009. 29 Sep 2009
• What is degeneration? The misuse of an ambiguous word. 23 Sep 2009
• The need for a fresh symbol to designate copernicium. 15 Sep 2009
• Shedding light in the controversial terminology for platelet rich products. 13 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Terminology as Topic'

Definition: The terms, expressions, designations, or symbols used in a particular science, discipline, or specialized subject area.

Descriptor UI: D009626

Alternative terms: Terminology as Topic; Nomenclature as Topic; Etymology; Etymologies;

Tree Number: L01.143.506.598.400;

History Note: 2008(1966)

Technical Notes: "medical nomenclature": do not coordinate with MEDICINE; do not confuse with the Publication Type TERMINOLOGY