Eponyms in anatomy
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Some structures described in the anatomy of the human body are traditionally named after the doctors who first described them. The following list contains alphabetically arranged eponyms with systematic names of individual structures in the left column.
Overview of eponyms in anatomy[edit | edit source]
| The basis of the eponym | Structure |
|---|---|
| ACHILLES | Tendo calcaneus Achillis |
| ALCOCK | Canalis Alcocki |
| ARANZIO (ARANTIUS) | Ductus venosus Aranzii |
| Noduli valvarum semilunarium Aranzii | |
| ARNOLD | Ganglion oticum Arnoldi |
| Ramus auricularis n. vagi | |
| ASCHOFF | Aschoff-Tawara atrioventricular node |
| AUERBACH | Auerbach's myenteric plexus |
| BARTHOLINUS | Glandulae vestibulares majores Bartholini |
| Bartholin's major sublingual duct | |
| BAUHIN | Ostium ileocaecale Bauhini |
| BÉCLARD | Angulus Beclardi |
| BELL | Bell's bundles |
| BILLROTH | Billroth's Ropes |
| GOD | Punctum Cannon-Bohme |
| BOCHDALEK | Trigonum lumbocostale diaphragmae Bochdaleki |
| BOTALLO | Ductus arteriosus Botalli |
| BRUNNER | Glandulae duodenales Brunneri |
| BUCK | Fascia Bucki |
| BURROW | Venae Burowi |
| CABANAS | Nodus lymphoideus inguinalis superficialis superomedialis |
| CALOT | Trigonum cystohepaticum Caloti |
| CAMPER | Camper fiber layer |
| CANNON | Punctum Cannon-Bohme |
| CHOPART | Articulatio tarsi transversa Choparti |
| Clavis articulationis Choparti = ligamentum bifurcatum | |
| CLADO | Ligamentum Cladoi = ligamentum appendiculoovaricum |
| CLAUDIUS | Fossa Claudia |
| CLOQUET | Nodus lymphoideus inguinalis profundus proximalis Cloqueti seu Rosenmulleri |
| COLLES | Ligamentum reflexum Collesi |
| Fascia perinei superficialis Collesi | |
| COOPER | Ligamentum pectineum Cooperi |
| Retinacula glandulae mammariae | |
| COWPER | Glandulae bulbourethales Cowperi |
| DELBET | Fascia vesicoumbilicalis Delbeti |
| DENNONVILLE | Fascia rectoprostatica Dennonviliersi |
| DÉSJARDIN | Punctum pancreaticum Desjardins |
| DISSE | Spatium subendotheliale Dissei = Disse's space |
| DOUGLAS | Excavatio rectouterina = Douglas space |
| Linea arcuata Douglasi | |
| TEN | Destot space |
| DRUMNOD | Arteria marginalis coli |
| DWIGHT | Parallel artery of Dwight |
| von EBNER | Glandulae linguales Ebneri |
| Ebner's cushions | |
| EDINGER | Nucleus Edinger-Westphal = nucleus accessorius dorsalis of the oculomotor nerve |
| EUSTACHIUS | Eustachian tube |
| Venae cavae inferioris Eustachian valve | |
| FALLOPPIUS (FALLOPIUS) | Canalis nervi facialis Falloppii |
| Hiatus Falloppii = stylomastoid foramen | |
| Ligamentum inguinae Falloppii s. Pouparti | |
| Uterine Fallopian tube | |
| FLACK | Sinuatrial node Keith-Flack |
| FROHSE | Frohse Arcade |
| GALENOS | Anastomosis Galeni = ramus communicans cum nervo laryngeo inferior rami interni nervi laryngei superioris |
| GARTNER | Ductus longitudinalis epoophori = Gartner's duct |
| GASSER | Gasseri's trigeminal ganglion |
| GERLACH | Tonsilla tubaria Gerlachi |
| GEROTA | Lamina prerenalis fasciae renalis |
| GIMBERNAT | Ligamentum lacunare Gimbernati |
| GIRALDÉS | Organ of Giraldés = paradidymis |
| GLISSON | Capsula Glissoni = tunica fibrosa of the liver |
| GRAPH | Folliculus Graafi = folliculus ovaricus maturus |
| GRYNFELT | Trigonum lumbale superius Grynfelti |
| GUYON | Canalis Guyoni |
| HALLER | Anastomosis magna Halleri |
| Tripus Halleri = truncus coeliacus | |
| Ductuli aberrantes Halleri = Haller's ducts | |
| HENLE | Ansa nephroni of Henle |
| Linea trigeminofacialis Henle | |
| HESSELBACH | Trigonum inguinale Hesselbach |
| Corona mortis Hesselbach | |
| HIGHMORE | Antrum Highmori = maxillary sinus |
| HIS | Truncus fasciculus atrioventricularis Gaskel-Kent-His = bundle of His |
| HOUSTON | Plicae transversae recti Houstoni s. Nélatoni |
| HYRT | Arcus gastroomentalis Hyrtli |
| Canalis Hyrtli = canalis musculoperonaeus | |
| JACOBSON | Organon vomeronasale Jacobsoni |
| Anastomosis Jacobsoni | |
| KEITH | Sinuatrial node Keith-Flack |
| KERCKRING | Plicae circulares Kerckringi |
| KIESSELBACH | Locus minoris resistaenciae Kiesselbalchi |
| KILLIAN | Killian's Mouth |
| Trigonum Killiani | |
| KOHLRAUSCH | Plica transversa recti Kohlrauschi = [Kohlrausch's eyelid] |
| KRAUSE | Tetragonum Krausei |
| Krause corpuscles = corpuscula bulboidea Krausei | |
| Glandulae lacrimales accesoriae Krausei | |
| KUETTNER | Nodus lymphaticus jugulodigastricus Kuettneri |
| LABBE | Vena anastomotica posterior Labbéi |
| Labbe's triangle | |
| LAIMER | Trigonum Laimeri |
| LANGERHANS | Insulae pancreaticae of Langerhans |
| LANZ | Lanza's point |
| LARRY | Fissura Larreyi |
| LIEBERKÜHN | Glandulae intestinales Lieberkuhni |
| LIEUTAUD | Trigonum vesicae Lieutaudi |
| LITRES | Glandulae urethrales Littrei |
| LUSCHKA | Tonsilla pharyngea Luschkae |
| MACKENRODT | [Ligamenta cardinalia] Mackenrodti |
| McBURNEY | McBurney's point |
| MECKEL | Cavum trigeminale Meckeli |
| MECKEL jr. | Diverticulum ilei Meckeli = Meckel's diverticulum |
| MEDUSA | [Caput Medusae] |
| MEISSNER | Meissner's submucosal plexus |
| Corpuscula tactus = Meissner's tactile corpuscles | |
| MERCIER | Lung interureterica Mercieri |
| MOHRENHEIM | Trigonum clavipectorale = fossa ovalis Mohrenheimi |
| MONROE | Foramen interventriculare Monroi |
| Richter-Monroi line | |
| MORGAGNI | Trigonum sternocostale Morgagni |
| Columnae anales Morgagni | |
| Sinus of Morgagni | |
| Appendix vesiculosa = hydatis Morgagni | |
| MORRISON | Reccesus subhepaticus dexter = Morison's space |
| MÜLLER | Musculus tarsalis superior Mülleri |
| Musculus orbitalis Mülleri | |
| MURPHY | Murphy's point |
| Naboth | Ovula Nabothi |
| ODDI | Sphincter of Oddi = musculus sphincter ductus choledochi |
| PACINI | Vater-Pacini corpuscles = corpuscula lamellosa |
| PACHIONI | Granulationes arachnoideales Pacchioni |
| PAWLIK | [Pawlik's triangle] = area trigonalis vaginae Pawliki |
| PETITE | Trigonum lumbale Petiti |
| PEYER | Agmina Peyeri = Peyer's plaques = folliculi lymphatici aggregati ilei |
| PIROGOV | Angulus venosus to Pirog |
| Trigonum to Pirog | |
| POUPART | Ligamentum inguinale Pouparti s. Fallopii |
| PROUST | Excavatio rectovesicalis Proust |
| PURKYN'S | Rami subendocardinales = Purkinje fibers |
| [Purkinje cells] | |
| RANVIERE | Nodulus Ranvieri = Ranvier notch |
| RETZIUS | Venae Retziusi = Retzius joints |
| RIEDEL | Lobus hepatis Riedel |
| RIOLAN | Arcus Riolani |
| ROSENMÜLLER | Recessus pharyngeus Rosenmülleri |
| Nodus lymphaticus Cloqueti s. Rosenmulleri | |
| ROUVIÈRE | Nodi lymphoidei retropharyngei Rouvièri |
| SANTORINI | Ductus pancreaticus accessorius Santorini |
| Papilla duodeni minor Santorini | |
| SAPPEY | Venae paraumbilicales Sappeyi |
| SCARPA | Fascia abdominis subcutaneous Scarpae |
| Ganglion vestibulare Scarpae | |
| Fossa Scarpae major = trigonum femorale | |
| Fossa Scarpae minor = fossa iliopectinea | |
| SIBSON | Fascia Sibsoni |
| SORGIUS | Sorgii's lymphoid node |
| SPIGELIUS (van der SPIEGELL) | Linea semilunaris Spigelii |
| STENSEN (STENO) | Ductus parotideus Stenonis |
| SUDECK | Punctum Sudecki |
| TAWARA | Tawar's arm = crus dextrum et sinistrum fasciculi atrioventricularis |
| Aschoff-Tawara atrioventricular node | |
| THEBESIUS | Foramina venaerum minimarum Thebesii |
| Valve sinus coronarii Thebesii | |
| THOMPSON | Thomsoni's iliopubic tract |
| TREITZ | Musculus suspensorius (lig. suspensorium) duodeni Treitzi |
| Membrana retropancreatica Treitzi | |
| Recessus retrocaecalis Treitzi | |
| TROISIER | Virchow-Troisier nodes = nodi lymphoidei supraclaviculares l. sin. |
| VALSALVA | Aortic sinus of Valsalva |
| VATER | Vater-Pacini corpuscles = corpuscula lamelosa |
| Papilla duodeni maior Vateri | |
| VENUS | Mons pubis Veneris |
| VIEUSSENS | Viessens circuit |
| Vieussensi valve | |
| VIRCHOW | Virchow-Robin spaces |
| Virchow-Troisier nodes = nodi lymphoidei supraclaviculares l. sin. | |
| WALDEYER | Anulus lymphoideus pharyngis Waldeyeri |
| Farre-Waldeyer line | |
| Waldeyer's Sheath | |
| Waldeyer tract = sulcus salivarius gastri | |
| WESTPHAL | Nucleus Edinger-Westphal = nucleus accessorius dorsalis of the oculomotor nerve |
| WHARTON | Ductus submandibularis Whartoni |
| Wharton's Jelly | |
| WILLIS | Circulus arteriosus cerebri Willis |
| WINSLOW | Foramen omentale Winslowi |
| WIRSUNG | Ductus pancreaticus major Wirsungi |
| WOLF | Wolffian mesonephric duct |
| WOOD | Nodus lymphaticus tonsillaris Woodi |
| WOODRUFF | Woodruff's plexus |
| ZINN | Annulus tendineus communis Zinni |
| Zonula ciliaris Zinni = apparatus suspensorius lentis | |
| ZUCKERKANDEL | Organum Zuckerkandeli = paraganglion aorticum abdominale |
| Fascia Zuckerkandeli = lamina retrorenalis fasciae renalis |
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References[edit | edit source]
- KACHLÍK, David, et al. LETNI PITEVNA - eponyma [online]. [cit. 2013-12-21]. <http://anatomie.lf3.cuni.cz/LETNI%20PITEVNA%20-%20eponyma.pdf>.
- ČIHÁK, Radomír. Anatomie. Třetí, upravené a doplněné vydání. Praha: Grada, 2016. ISBN 978-802-4747-880.
