Study on the Differences of Anatomical Terminologies between Korean Association of Anatomists and Korean Association of Biological Sciences.
- Author:
Kyeong Han PARK
1
Author Information
1. Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Medicine-gifted Education Institute, Kangwon National University, Korea. insitu@kangwon.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Anatomical terminology;
Korean Association of Anatomists;
Korean Association of Biological Sciences;
Difference
- MeSH:
Anatomists*;
Biological Science Disciplines*;
Biology;
Cooperative Behavior;
Eponyms;
Humans
- From:Korean Journal of Anatomy
2006;39(3):197-204
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
A number of Korean terminologies describing same anatomical structures have been found different between biological and medical fields. These differences can make scientific miscommunication in biomedical fields. So we investigated and analyzed the official Korean biological terminologies (2005), and compared them with Korean anatomical terminologies (2005). Of all Korean biological terminologies, 791 were founded to describe anatomical structures. And concordance rate of 791 biological terminologies with Korean anatomical terminologies was 37.4%, which is significantly lower than that of high school biology terminologies with anatomical terminology (50.3+/-2.7%). This difference in concordance rates is thought to result mainly from the fact that many Sino-Korean terminologies and eponyms are used in biological field. Above results can be served as valuable basic resources for revision and standardization of terminologies used in biomedical fields. Collaboration among anatomists, biologists, and college students is thought to be prerequisite.
