There are calls for better representation in anatomical terms being taught to medical students, with ‘Adam’s apple’ on the chopping block. More practical and descriptive terms for body parts will be ...

NEW YORK — For hundreds of years, physicians have been dissecting the dead to learn about the inner workings of the human body. While the subject matter itself hasn't changed much, the study of ...

Anatomists have bid farewell to “pudendum,” but other questionable terms remain. Credit...Simone Noronha Supported by By Rachel E. Gross Allison Draper loved anatomy class. As a first-year medical ...

Australian doctors are calling for people to stop using terms named after 'men, kings and gods' to describe body parts - such as Adam's apple and Achilles heel. Queensland specialist obstetrician, ...

Cadavers have been used in medical training for centuries, and dissections are a rite of passage for first-year students in medical school. Traditionally, the cadavers being dissected were real human ...