“Anatomy is the basis of medical discourse”

IF 2.3 4区医学 Q1 ANATOMY & MORPHOLOGY

Clinical Anatomy Pub Date : 2025-03-20 DOI:10.1002/ca.24270

R. Shane Tubbs

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Abstract

Hippocrates is credited with the title of this editorial. Other clinical anatomy resources have also used this quote to emphasize the importance of a firm basis in the morphological sciences as being important in the practice of medicine and surgery (Standring, 2016).

Of the writings of Hippocrates, and where this quote can be found (Hipp. LocHom. 2), his On Anatomy is the shortest and was arranged to describe regional anatomy (Craik, 1998).

Craik (1998) has described the writing of On Anatomy as “While the syntax is bald, telegraphic, and asyndetic, the vocabulary is recondite, and poetic. It is an unoriginal and uncritical summary of earlier anatomical works, incorporating Demokritean material.” This said, On Anatomy is an early view into the understanding of the human body, which has been studied since this ancient time. Such humble beginnings of our anatomical understanding have been used since to build upon and form the corpus of our current knowledge.

In this issue of Clinical Anatomy, multiple educational papers are sure to be of interest to the educator of the anatomical sciences. Additionally, papers such as one on the psychometric properties of the critical appraisal tool for anatomical meta-analysis will be useful to those who perform research in anatomy. Original studies are also included in this issue.

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Clinical Anatomy 医学-解剖学与形态学

CiteScore

5.50

自引率

12.50%

发文量

154

审稿时长

3 months

期刊介绍： Clinical Anatomy is the Official Journal of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists and the British Association of Clinical Anatomists. The goal of Clinical Anatomy is to provide a medium for the exchange of current information between anatomists and clinicians. This journal embraces anatomy in all its aspects as applied to medical practice. Furthermore, the journal assists physicians and other health care providers in keeping abreast of new methodologies for patient management and informs educators of new developments in clinical anatomy and teaching techniques. Clinical Anatomy publishes original and review articles of scientific, clinical, and educational interest. Papers covering the application of anatomic principles to the solution of clinical problems and/or the application of clinical observations to expand anatomic knowledge are welcomed.