Terminologia Anatomica in Latin-American countries: a systematic review

Area of Science:

• Anatomy
• Medical Terminology
• Latin American Medical Literature

Background:

• Terminologia Anatomica (TA) is crucial for global anatomical and medical communication.
• Latin American contributions to TA require systematic review and synthesis.

Purpose of the Study:

• To review and synthesize Latin American research on Terminologia Anatomica.
• To identify proposed changes and additions to TA by Latin American authors.

Main Methods:

• Systematic review of articles by Latin American authors on TA.
• Database search on Scopus, filtering by Latin American authorship.
• Full evaluation of 66 articles meeting inclusion criteria.

Main Results:

• 22 articles proposed modifications to existing TA terms.
• 15 articles suggested new terms for inclusion in TA.
• Several studies focused on explaining the rationale behind existing TA terms.

Conclusions:

• Latin American authors actively engage with and propose advancements for Terminologia Anatomica.
• Further investigation into the origins and coherence of TA terms within Latin American languages is recommended.
• A comprehensive descriptor for TA from Latin America was not achieved due to database limitations.