Terminologia Anatomica (TA) is the global standard for correct gross anatomical nomenclature in humans 1. The Federative International Programme for Anatomical Terminology published the second edition in 2019 4.
The standard anatomical terms are from Latin and Ancient Greek roots. The English edition of the Terminologia Anatomica provides the accepted British English equivalent for each term. It indicates where the American English spelling differs (with a small triangle symbol in the text) but does not provide the alternate American English spelling 2. The text states that British and American English are acceptable for scientific usage. The Terminologia Anatomica is issued in many different foreign language editions.
Companion standards have been published approximately a decade after Terminologia Anatomica:
Terminologia Histologica (TH): published in 2008
Terminologia Embryologica (TE): second edition published in 2017
Terminologia Neuroanatomica (TNA): published in 2016 3
The various "Terminologias" can be reviewed online (see external links) at a site run by the Federative International Programme for Anatomical Terminology (FIPAT).
History and etymology
The first edition of the Terminologia Anatomica was published in 1998 following revision of the previous Nomina Anatomica, which it replaces. It was a consensus standard developed by the Federative Committee on Anatomical Terminology (FCAT) under the supervision of the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists (IFAA). In 2009, FIPAT replaced the Federative Committee on Anatomical Terminology (FCAT) 5.
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