User:CFCF/WP:MEDMOS

I find it is very important that we have a general guideline for anatomical terminology. As of now I feel it is not strong enough, and it only lists TA, while several other sources exist.

I propose we change the wording under Article title from:

Anatomy—Most articles on human anatomy use the international standard Terminologia Anatomica (TA), which is the American English version of the Latin. Editor judgment is needed for terms used in non-human anatomy, developmental anatomy, and other problematic terms. The complete, current list of TA terms is online (large page). The word human is usually omitted in titles, but it may occasionally be helpful if non-human references to the structure are common. For example, compare the articles at Leg (including insect legs, robotic legs, etc.) and Human leg. However, if the article is about humans and the reader will expect to find information about humans under that title, e.g., Arm and Pregnancy, then pre-disambiguation of the title is inappropriate.

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Anatomy–The common name of anatomical structures should be that used in modern text-books or research-articles, with similar demands on reliability to that of WP:MEDRS. Most articles on human anatomy use the international standard Terminologia Anatomica (TA) (or equivalent), which is the American English version of the Latin.

• Both Latin and English names should appear in the first sentence of the article
• Latin should not be used in the article title
• Latin names should redirect to the English article title

When multiple names exist in reliable sources and both are in use it may be preferable to chose the name in:

• Terminologia Anatomica (TA) navigable full list (large page)
• Terminologia Histologica (TH) navigable
• Terminologia Embryologica (TE) navigable
• General structures such as tubercule may be titled using the Terminologia Anthropologica (TAnth) [1]
• Veterinary structures may be titled after the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria 5th rev edition (2012)

When multiple names exist in the TA/TE/TH the most common name name should be used. This may be assessed by performing a Pubmed or Google Scholar search (preferably of articles released in the past 5 years).

Eponymous names are discouraged, although may be used when other names are in very scarce use.

The word human is preferably omitted in titles. Articles covering anatomical topics should primarily focus on human anatomy, without the need to disambiguate, i.e. using the word "human" in the title (or excessively in the article). If there is sufficient content to create an independent animal anatomy article it is preferable that this is split off and disambiguated using either "structure name (zootomy)", "structure name (animals)" or "structure name (mammals)" etc., with the main article remaining undisambiguated. The disambiguated article should be linked in the hat-note of the main article.

It may on occasion be suitable to disambiguate articles using the word human in the title, but only when common use of the term does not relate to humans. For example, compare the articles: Brain (includes information on various animals and insects) and Human brain. If the article is about humans or the reader is expected to find information about humans under that title, e.g., Arm, Pregnancy, Heart, Nose then pre- or post-disambiguation of the title is inappropriate.