# Medical and Biological Sciences

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/medical-and-biological-sciences-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 417,376 |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores the evolution, usage, and controversies surrounding anatomical nomenclature, including the debate over the use of eponyms, the influence of Latin and Greek terminology, the importance of Terminologia Anatomica, and the role of histology and histochemistry in morphological analysis. It also discusses the need for global uniformity in scientific publications and highlights the challenges and inconsistencies in anatomical terminology in clinical practice. |
| Domain | Health Sciences |
| Field | Medicine |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T14134 |
| Works | 249,360 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [George Davey Smith](https://scholariq.org/researchers/george-davey-smith/)
- [Robert Tibshirani](https://scholariq.org/researchers/robert-tibshirani/)
- [Karl Friston](https://scholariq.org/researchers/karl-friston/)
- [Mark I. McCarthy](https://scholariq.org/researchers/mark-i-mccarthy/)
- [Cornelia M. van Duijn](https://scholariq.org/researchers/cornelia-m-van-duijn/)
- [André G. Uitterlinden](https://scholariq.org/researchers/andre-g-uitterlinden/)
- [Nicholas G. Martin](https://scholariq.org/researchers/nicholas-g-martin/)
- [Kāri Stefánsson](https://scholariq.org/researchers/kari-stefansson/)
- [Panos Deloukas](https://scholariq.org/researchers/panos-deloukas/)
- [Brenda W.J.H. Penninx](https://scholariq.org/researchers/brenda-w-j-h-penninx/)
- [Dorret I. Boomsma](https://scholariq.org/researchers/dorret-i-boomsma/)
- [Jaakko Kaprio](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jaakko-kaprio/)

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