International Morphological Terminology
International Morphological Terminology is used by the colleges of medicine and dentistry and other areas of the health sciences. Facilitates communication and exchanges between scientists from different countries of the world and is used daily in the fields of research, teaching and medical care.
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Concept, importance and scope
International Morphological Terminology refers to morphological sciences as a biological sciences branch. The form and structure are examined as well as changes or developments of the organism. It is descriptive and functional. Basically, covers the gross anatomy and the microscopic (histology and cytology) of living beings. It involves both development anatomy (embryology) and the anatomy of the adult. Also includes comparative anatomy between different species.
Vocabulary which includes is extensive, varied and complex, and requires a systematic presentation. Therefore need a plural participation of all their protagonists in carrying out this research for the development of a practical guide available to all stakeholders, in the manner of a universal language.
Group of experts
Within the international field an expert group review, analyze and discuss the morphological terms of structures of the human body, forming today's the Terminology Committee (FICAT) from the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists (IFAA) [1] and deal with human anatomical, histological and embryologic terminology.
In the Latin American field, occurs meetings called Iberian Latin American Symposium Terminology (SILAT) where a group of experts of the Pan American Association of Anatomy (PAA)[2] speaking Spanish and Portuguese, disseminated and studied international morphological terminology.
See also
- Terminologia Anatomica
- Nomina Anatomica
- Terminologia Embryologica
- Terminologia Histologica
- Terminology
- Pan American Association of Anatomy
- Iberian Latin American Symposium Terminology
- Federative International Committee on Anatomical Terminology
References
- Federative Committee on Anatomical Terminology (1998). Terminologia Anatomica – International Anatomical Terminology. Stuttgart: Thieme. ISBN 3131152516. OCLC 43947698.
- Federative Committee on Anatomical Terminology (2008). Terminologia Histologica – International Terms for Human Cytology and Histology. Cardiff: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 0781766109. OCLC 63680504.
- Losardo, Ricardo J. (2009). "Pan American Association of Anatomy: history and relevant regulations". Int J Morphol. 27 (4): 1345–52. ISSN 0717-9367.
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