De-eponymification
The Eponymictionary records historical signs, syndromes, conditions, procedures and classifications eponymously named. We review 2000 *common eponyms, the person behind their origin, history, accuracy, relevance today
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References
- Gross RE. Taking the ‘Shame Part’ Out of Female Anatomy. New York Times 2021
- Gross RE. Even the G-Spot is Named for a Man. New York Times 2021
- Buttner R, Lee J. De-eponymising anatomical terminology. 2020
- Buttner R, Lee J. De-eponymizing Anatomical Terminology. Emergency Medicine News: October 2020; 42(10): 29-30
De-eponymification of 700 anatomical, histological and embryological eponyms
| Eponymous term | Latin term | English term | Eponym | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood's muscle | Musculus abductor metatarsi quinti | Abductor of fifth metatarsal | WOOD, John | Abductor metatarsi quinti | Surgeon | England, English, UK, British |
| von Monakow's nucleus | Nucleus cuneatus accessorius | Accessory cuneate nucleus | MONAKOW, Constantin von | Lateral cuneate nucleus, external cuneate nucleus, nucleus of von Monakow, Monakow-Kern | neuroanatomist | Swiss, schweizerisch, Switzerland, Russian |
| Willis nerve | Nervus accessorius [XI] | Accessory nerve | WILLIS, Thomas | Cranial nerve XI, nervus cranialis XI | Neuroanatomist | England, English, UK, British |
| Glands of Krause | Glandulae lacrimales accessoriae | Accessory lacrimal glands | KRAUSE, Wilhelm | Glands of Wolfring, Krause's glands, Krause-Drüsen | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Ansa of Vieussens | Ansa subclavia | Ansa subclavia | de VIEUSSENS, Raymond | Ansa Vieussenii | Anatomist | France, French, français |
| Glands of Wolfring | Glandulae lacrimales accessoriae | Accessory lacrimal glands | WOLFRING, Emilij Franzevic von | Glands of Kraus | Ophthalmologist | Poland, Polish, Polskie |
| Tract of Dejerine | Tractus spinothalamicus anterior | Anterior spinothalamic tract | DEJERINE, Joseph Jules | Ventral spinothalamic tract | Neurologist | France, French, français |
| Sinuses of Morgagni | Sinus anales | Anal sinuses | MORGAGNI, Giovanni Battista | Rectal sinuses, anal crypts | Physician, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Edinger-Westphal nucleus | Nucleus accessorius nervi oculomotorii | Accessory nucleus of oculomotor nucleus | EDINGER, Ludwig | Accessory oculomotor nucleus, Nucleus oculomotorius accessorius, Nucleus oculomotorius autonomicus, Edinger-Westphal nucleus, | Anatomist, neurologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Os vesalianum | Os vesalianum | Accessory ossicle of the foot | VESALIUS, Andreas | Anatomist, physician | Flemish | |
| Duct of Santorini | Ductus pancreaticus accessorius | Accessory pancreatic duct | SANTORINI, Giovanni Domenico | Ductus pancreaticus minor, Ductus Santorini, Duct of Santorini | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Hunter canal | Canalis adductorius | Adductor canal | HUNTER, John | Hunter's canal, Canalis Hunteri, Subsartorial canal | Surgeon | England, English, UK, British |
| Rathke pouch | Saccus adenohypophysialis | Adenohypophysial pouch | RATHKE, Martin Heinrich | Rathke-Tasche, Adenohypophyseal pouch | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Peyer's patches | Noduli lymphoidei aggregati (intestini tenuis) | Aggregated lymphoid nodules of appendix | PEYER, Johan Conrad | Folliculi lymphatici aggregati appendicis vermiformis, Peyer-Plaques | Physician | Swiss, Switzerland |
| Mauchart ligaments | Ligamenta alaria | Alar ligaments | MAUCHART, Burkhard David | Surgeon, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland | |
| Edinger-Westphal nucleus | Nucleus accessorius nervi oculomotorii | Accessory nucleus of oculomotor nucleus | WESTPHAL, Karl Friedrich Otto | Accessory oculomotor nucleus, Nucleus oculomotorius accessorius, Nucleus oculomotorius autonomicus, Edinger-Westphal nucleus, | Neurologist, psychiatrist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Tomes process | Processus enameloblasti | Ameloblast process | TOMES, John | Tomes-Fortsatz, Tomes processus | Dental surgeon | England, English, UK, British |
| Stroud pecten | Pecten analis | Anal pecten | STROUD, Bert Brenette | Zona transitionalis analis, anal transitional zone | Physiologist | USA, America, American |
| Ball's valves | Valvulae anales | Anal valves | BALL, Charles Bent | Surgeon | Ireland, Irish, Gaeilge | |
| Bühler anastomotic artery | Anastomosis of the superior mesenteric artery and the celiac trunk in vertical orientation | BÜHLER, Anton | Bühler-Anastomose, arc of Bühler, unobliterated remnant of the ventral longitudinal anastomosis present during embryological development | Physician | Swiss, schweizerisch, Switzerland | |
| White line of Hilton | Linea anocutanea | Anocutaneous line | HILTON, John | Linea alba Hiltoni | Surgeon, anatomist | England, English, UK, British |
| Gantzer muscle | Caput accessorius m. flexoris pollicis longi | anomalous head of the flexor pollicis longus | GANTZER, Karl Friedrich Ludwig | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland | |
| Carabelli formation | Tuberculum anomale | anomalous tubercle | CARABELLI, Georg | Cusp of Carabelli | Dental surgeon | Hungary, Hungarian, Magyar |
| Tract of Türck | Tractus corticospinalis anterior funiculi anterioris | Anterior corticospinal tract | TÜRCK, Ludwig | Tractus pyramidalis anterior | Neurologist | Austria, Österreicher, Austrian |
| Oval Bundle of Flechsig | Fasciculus proprius anterior | Anterior fasciculus proprius | FLECHSIG, Paul Emil | Fasciculus septomarginalis funiculi posterioris, Ventral fasciculus proprius, Fasciculus anterior Flechsigi | psychiatry, neurology | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Gowers tract | Tractus spinocerebellaris anterior | Anterior spinocerebellar tract | GOWERS, William Richard | Ventral spinocerebellar tract, Gowers-Bündel | Physician | England, English, UK, British |
| Kiesselbach's area | Anterior inferior part of the nasal septum | KIESSELBACH, Wilhelm | Kiesselbach's plexus, Little's area, epistaxis, Locus Kiesselbachii | Otorhinolaryngologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland | |
| Artery of Charcot | Arteriae centrales anterolaterales | Anterolateral central arteries | CHARCOT, Jean-Martin | Arteriae lenticulostriatae, Rami centrales anterolaterales arteriae mediae cerebri, Lenticulostriate arteries, Arteriae thalamostriatae anterolaterales | Neurologist | France, French, français |
| Little's area | Anterior inferior part of the nasal septum | LITTLE, James Lawrence | Kiesselbach's plexus, Little's area, epistaxis, vascular network of the five arteries supplying the anterior inferior part of the nasal septum | Surgeon | USA, America, American | |
| Casserio ligament | Ligamentum mallei anterius | Anterior ligament of the malleus | CASSERI, Giulio Cesare | Ligamentum processus longi mallei, Giulio Casser, Iulius Casserius, Giulio Casserio, Giulio Casserio of Piacenza | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Bowman's membrane (layer) | Lamina limitans anterior corneae | Anterior limiting lamina, anterior elastic lamina | BOWMAN, William | Anterior elastic lamina, Bowman-Membran | Surgeon, anatomist | England, English, UK, British |
| Bauhin gland | Glandula lingualis anterior | Anterior lingual gland | BAUHIN, Gaspard | Nuhn gland, Blandin gland, Glandulae linguales apicales | Botanist, anatomist | Swiss, schweizerisch, Switzerland |
| Ligament of Humphry | Ligamentum meniscofemorale anterius | Anterior meniscofemoral ligament | HUMPHRY, George Murray | Surgeon, anatomist | England, English, UK, British | |
| Latarjet anterior nerve | Nervus anterior curvaturae minoris | Anterior nerve of lesser curvature | LATARJET, André | Anterior nerve of Latarjet, Greater anterior gastric nerve, latarget, | Anatomist | France, French, français |
| Folian process | Processus anterior mallei | Anterior process of malleus | FOLLI, Cecilio | Rau's process, Folian process, Processus Folii, Processus longus, Folli-Fortsatz, Folli, Folius, Follius, Fuoli | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Rau process | Processus anterior mallei | Anterior process of malleus | RAU, Johannes Jakobus | Folian process, processus folii, processus longus, Rau-Fortsatz | Physician, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Gerota fascia | Fascia renalis | Anterior renal fascia | GEROTA, Dimitrie | Anterior perirenal fascia, Gerota's capsule, Gerota-Faszie, Димитрие Герота | surgeon, anatomist | Romanian, Romania, România, Roumanie |
| Decussation of Forel | Decussatio tegmentalis anterior | Anterior tegmental decussation | FOREL, Auguste-Henri | Ventral tegmental decussation, Forel-Haubenkreuzung | Psychiatrist, neuroanatomist | Swiss, schweizerisch, Switzerland |
| Von Guden nucleus | Nucleus tegmentalis anterior | Anterior tegmental nucleus | GUDDEN, Bernhard Aloys von | Nucleus tegmentalis ventralis, Ventral tegmental nuclue, Ventral tegmental nucleus of Gudden | Psychiatrist, neuroanatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Sinus of Valsalva | Sinus aortae | Aortic sinuses | VALSALVA, Antonio Maria | Sinuses of Valsalva, Sinus Valsalvae, Sinus valsalvae | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Valve of Gerlach | Plica appendicularis | Appendicular fold | GERLACH, Joseph von | Valvula appendicis vermiformis, Valve of vermiform appendix, Valvula processus vermiformis, Gerlach-Klappe | Physiologist, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Hydatid of Morgagni | Appendix testis | Appendix of testes | MORGAGNI, Giovanni Battista | Appendix Morgagnii, Appendix of Morgagni, Morgagni-Hydatide | Physician, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Appendix of Morgagni | Appendix testis | Appendix of testes | MORGAGNI, Giovanni Battista | Hydatid of Morgagni | Physician, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Aqueduct of Sylvius | Aquaeductus mesencephali | Aqueduct of midbrain | SYLVIUS, Franciscus | Aquaeductus cerebri, François de la Boë | Physician | Dutch, Holland, Netherlands, Nederlands |
| Pacchionian granulations | Granulationes arachnoideae | Arachnoid granulations | PACCHIONI, Antoine | Granulationes Pacchioni, Pacchioni-Granulationen | Physician, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Arched testicular artery of Luschka | Inferior curvata in gonadal | Arched gonadal artery | LUSCHKA, Hubert | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland | |
| Semicircular line of Douglas | Linea arcuata | Arcuate line of rectus sheath | DOUGLAS, James | Semicircular line of Douglas, linea semicircularis vaginae musculi recti, | Anatomist | Scottish, Scotland |
| Chopart ligament | Ligamentum bifurcatum | Bifurcate ligament | CHOPART, François | Ligamentum bipartitum, Chopart's ligament, Chopart-Band | Surgeon | France, French, français |
| Montgomery gland | Glandula areolaris | Areolar glands | MONTGOMERY, William Fetherstone | Glandulae montgomerii, Montgomery-Drüse | Obstetrician | Ireland, Irish, Gaeilge |
| Montgomery's tubercles | Tubercula areolae mammae | Areolar tubercles | MONTGOMERY, William Fetherstone | Tubercles of Montgomery, tubercles of the areola of the breast | Obstetrician | Ireland, Irish, Gaeilge |
| Kiesselbach plexus | Arterial anastomosis on the inferior part of the nasal septum | KIESSELBACH, Wilhelm | Kiesselbach's plexus, Little's area, epistaxis, vascular network of the five arteries supplying the anterior inferior part of the nasal septum | Otorhinolaryngologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland | |
| Rolandic artery | Arteria sulci centralis | Artery of central sulcus | ROLANDO, Luigi | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano | |
| Vidian artery | Arteria canalis pterygoidei | Artery of pterygoid canal | VIDIUS, Vidus | Vidian artery, Arteria Vidii, GUIDI, Guido | Anatomist | France, French, français |
| Lecomte pronator of ulna | Musculus articularis cubiti | Articularis cubiti muscle | LECOMTE, Onésime | Musculus subaconeus, Subanconeus muscle | Surgeon | France, French, français |
| Rindfleisch fold | Crista aortae ascendentis | Ascending aortic fold | RINDFLEISCH, Georg Eduard von | Rindfleisch-Falte | pathologist, histologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Gray type II synapse | Synapsis asymmetrica | Asymmetrical synapse | GRAY, Edward George | Type 2 synapse | anatomist | England, English, UK, British |
| Aschoff-Tawara node | Nodus atrioventricularis | Atrioventricular (AV) node | ASCHOFF, Carl Albert Ludwig | Nodus fasciculi atrioventricularis, Aschoff-Tawara-Knoten, Tawara node | Pathologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Tawara node | Nodus atrioventricularis | Atrioventricular (AV) node | TAWARA, Sunao | Nodus fasciculi atrioventricularis | Anatomist, pathologist | Japanese, Japan, 日本語 |
| Bundle of His | Fasciculus atrioventricularis | Atrioventricular bundle | HIS, Wilhelm Jr | Truncus fasciculi atrioventricularis, Bundle of His, Kent's bundle, His-Bündel | Anatomist, cardiologist | Swiss, Swtizerland |
| Eustachian tube | Tuba auditiva | Auditory tube | EUSTACHI, Bartolomeo | Pharyngotympanic tube, Tuba pharyngotympanica, Tuba Eustachii, Eustachian tube, Eustachische Röhre | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Branch of Arnold | Ramus auricularis nervi vagi | Auricular branch of vagus nerve | ARNOLD, Friedrich | Alderman's nerve | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Darwin's tubercle | Tuberculum auriculare | Auricular tubercle | DARWIN, Charles Robert | Tubercle of Darwin, Tuberculum Darwini, Darwin-Höcker | Natural Scientist | England, English, UK, British |
| Brödel's line | Avascular plane of Brodel of the renal parenchyma | BRÖDEL, Max | Bloodless line of Brödel, Brödel-Linie, Avascular plane of Brodel | Physician | USA, America, American | |
| Tail of Spence | Processes axillaris | Axillary process | SPENCE, James | Processus lateralis | Surgeon | Scottish, Scotland |
| Schaffer collateral | Collaterales axonales (stratum moleculare) | Axon projection from CA3 to CA1 neurons in hippocampus | SCHAFFER, Károly | Schaffer axon, Schaffer-Kollateralen | Neurologist, anatomist | Hungary, Hungarian, Magyar |
| Band of Giacomini | Limbus fasciae dentatae | Band of dentate gyrus | GIACOMINI, Carlo | Limbus Giacomini, tail of the dentate gyrus, anteromedial continuation of the dentate gyrus | anatomist, neuroscientist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Bruch's membrane | Lamina basalis choroideae | Basal complex of choroid | BRUCH, Karl Wilhelm Ludwig | Bruchsche Membran | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Boettcher cell | Epitheliozytus glandularis externus basalis | Basal external glandular cell (basilar membrane of the cochlea) | BÖTTCHER, Arthur | Böttcher cell | Pathologist, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Cowper gland | Glandula bulbourethralis | Bulbourethral gland | COWPER, William | Bulbo-urethral gland, Glandula Cowperi, Cowper's gland, Glands of Mery, Cowpersche Drüse | Anatomist | England, English, UK, British |
| Achilles tendon | Tendo calcaneus | Calcaneal tendon | ACHILLES | Achillessehne, Greek warriors, Homer | Greek hero | Ancient Greece |
| Rosenthal vein | Vena basalis | Basal vein | ROSENTHAL, Friedrich Christian | Vena Rosenthali, Vena basialis, Rosenthal-Vene | Anatomist, physiologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Descemet membrane | Lamina limitans posterior corneae | Basement membrane of the corneal endothelium | DESCEMET, Jean | Descemet-Membran, posterior limiting membrane of the cornea | Physician, anatomist | France, French, français |
| Pirogov aponeurosis | Aponeurosis bicipitalis | Bicipital aponeurosis | PIROGOV, Nikolay Ivanovich | Aponeurosis musculi bicipitis brachii, Lacertus fibrosus, Pirogoff's aponeurosis, Pirogoff-Aponeurose, Никола́й Ива́нович Пирого́в | Surgeon | Russia, Russian, Россия |
| Bindearm of Burdach | Brachium conjunctivum | Brachium conjunctivum (of superior cerebellar peduncle) | BURDACH, Karl Friedrich | Physiologist, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland | |
| Clara cell | Exocrinocytus bronchiolaris | Bronchiolar exocrine cells | CLARA, Max | Clara-Zellen, Club cells | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Bichat fat pad | Corpus adiposum buccae | Buccal fat pad | BICHAT, Xavier | Bichat-Fettpfropf | Physician, pathologist | France, French, français |
| Glands of Mery | Glandula bulbourethralis | Bulbourethral gland | MERY, Jean | Cowper's glands | Surgeon, anatomist | France, French, français |
| Ruffini corpuscle | Corpusculum sensorium fusiforme | Bulbous corpuscle | RUFFINI, Angelo | Ruffini-Körperchen | Histologist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Malphigian vessels | Sanguis vasorum capillarium | Capillaries | MALPHIGI, Marcello | Blood capillaries | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Ganglion of Wrisberg | Ganglia cardiaca | Cardiac ganglia | WRISBERG, Heinrich August | Ganglion Wrisbergi | Gynaecologist and anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Angle of His | Incisura cardialis | Cardiac notch | HIS, Wilhelm Sr | Incisura cardiaca, Cardial notch, His-Winkel | Anatomist | Swiss, Swtizerland |
| Mackenrodt's ligament | Ligamentum cardinale uteri | Cardinal ligament | MACKENRODT, Alwin | Transverse cervical ligament, ligamentum transversum cervicis, Mackenrodt-Band | Gynaecologist, pathologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Hering's nerve | Nervus sinus carotici | Carotid sinus nerve | HERING, Heinrich Ewald | Nervus sinocaroticus, sinus nerve of Hering, nerve of Hering | Physiologist | Austria, Österreicher, Austrian |
| Chassaignac tubercle | Tuberculum caroticum | Carotid tubercle on the sixth cervical vertebra | CHASSAIGNAC, Édouard | Vertebrae VI | Surgeon | France, French, français |
| Spiegelian lobe | Lobus caudatus hepatis | Caudate lobe | SPIEGEL, Adriaan van den | Lobus Spigeli, Spiegel's lobe, Spiegelian lobe | Anatomist | Flemish |
| Dorello's canal | Ramus canalis abducentis | Cavernous branch to abducens canal | DORELLO, Primo | Dorello-Kanal | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Central caudal nucleus of Tsuchida | Nucleus caudalis centralis | Central caudal nucleus of somatomotor nuclei | TSUCHIDA, Usabro | Oculomotor nuclei | Anatomist | Japanese, Japan, 日本語 |
| Zinn's artery | Arteria centralis retinae | Central retinal artery | ZINN, Johann Gottfried | Botanist, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland | |
| Fissure of Rolando | Sulcus centralis | Central sulcus | ROLANDO, Luigi | Sulcus Rolandi, Sulcus of Rolando, Rolando-Furche/Spalte | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Vein of Rolando | Vena centralis | Central vein | ROLANDO, Luigi | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano | |
| Centromedian nucleus of Luys | Nucleus centromedianus | Centromedian nucleus of thalamus | LUYS, Jules Bernard | Centre médian | Neurologist | France, French, français |
| Circle of Willis | Circulus arteriosus cerebri | Cerebral arterial circle | WILLIS, Thomas | Circulus Willisi, Circulus arteriosus Willisii | Neuroanatomist | England, English, UK, British |
| Master Knot of Henry | Chiasma plantare | Chiasma plantare | HENRY, Arnold Kirkpatrick | Henry's knot, knot of Henry | Surgeon | Ireland, Irish, Gaeilge |
| Muscle of Riolan | Fasciculus ciliaris musculi orbicularis oculi | Ciliary bundle of orbicularis oculi | RIOLAN, Jean II | Botanist, anatomist | France, French, français | |
| Moll's glands | Glandulae cillares | Ciliary glands | MOLL, Jacob Antonius | Glandulae Molli, Moll-Drüsen, Gland of Moll, palebral sweat glands | Ophthalmologist | Dutch, Holland, Netherlands, Nederlands |
| Glands of Zeis | Glandulae sebaceae ciliaris palpebrae | Ciliary sebaceous glands | ZEIS, Eduard | Zeis-Drüsen | Surgeon, ophthalmologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Zinn's zonule | Zonula ciliaris | Ciliary zonule | ZINN, Johann Gottfried | Apparatus suspensorius lentis, Zonula Zinni, Zonule of Zinn, Zinn-Zone | Botanist, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Budge's centre | Centrum ciliospinale | Ciliospinal centre | BUDGE, Ludwig Julius | Centre of Budge | Physiologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Müller muscle | Fibrae circulares musculi ciliaris | Circular fibers | MÜLLER, Heinrich | Fibrae Muelleri, Müller-Muskel | Anatomist, physiologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Kerckring valves | Plicae circulares | Circular folds | KERCKRING, Theodor | Pilcae Kerckringi, Valves of Kerckring, Kerckring-Falten | Anatomist | Dutch, Holland, Netherlands, Nederlands |
| Sulcus of Reil | Sulcus circularis insulae | Circular sulcus of insula | REIL, Johann Christian | Physician | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland | |
| Cistern of Pecquet | Cisterna chyli | Cisterna chyli | PECQUET, Jean | Chyle cistern, receptaculum chyli | Scientist | France, French, français |
| Langer's lines | Lineae distractionis (cutis) | Cleavage lines | LANGER, Karl Ritter von Edenberg | Langer-Linien, Tension lines | Anatomist | Austria, Österreicher, Austrian |
| Clivus of Blumenbach | Clivus | Clivus | BLUMENBACH, Johann Friedrich | Blumenbachsche Neigung | Anthropologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| cell of Koganei | Cellula congregata (stromae iridis) | Clump cell | KOGANEI, Yoshikiyo | 小金井良精 | anatomist, anthropologist | Japanese. Japan, 日本語 |
| Gland of Luschka | Glomus coccygeum, Corpus coccygeum, Coccygeal glomus | Coccygeal body | LUSCHKA, Hubert | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland | |
| Anastomosis of Oort | Ramus communicans cochlearis nervi vestibularis | Cochlear communicating branch of vestibular nerve | OORT, Henricus | Anastomosis of Oort, Fila anastomotica, Oort-Anastomose, vestibulocochlear anastomosis | Otologist | Dutch, Holland, Netherlands, Nederlands |
| Reissner's canal | Ductus cochlearis | Cochlear duct | REISSNER, Ernst | Cochlear labyrinth, pars auditiva labyrinthi membranacei | Anatomist | Latvia, Latvian |
| Ganglion of Corti | Ganglion cochleare | Cochlear ganglion | CORTI, Alfonso | Ganglion spirale cochleae, Ganglion of Corti, Spiral ganglion, Ganglion spirale, | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Haller's tripus | Truncus coeliacus | Coeliac trunk | HALLER, Albrecht von | Celiac trunk, Arteria coelica, Arteria celiaca, Haller's tripus, , Tripus Halleri | anatomist, physiologist | Swiss, schweizerisch, Switzerland |
| Cajal body | Corpusculum convolutum | Coiled body | CAJAL, Santiago Ramón y | Spherical nuclear bodies | Anatomist | Spain, Spanish, Español, España |
| Hensen cell | Epitheliocytus columnaris sustenans externus | Columnar external supporting cell of cochlear duct | HENSEN, Viktor | Hensen-Zelle | Embryologist, physiologist, zoologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Anulus of Zinn | Anulus tendineus communis [orbitae] | Common tendinous ring | ZINN, Johann Gottfried | Common anular tendon, Zinn-Sehnenring | Botanist, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Torcular of Herophilus | Confluens sinuum | Confluence of sinuses | Herophilus | Torcular Herophili, torcula, Torcular herophili | Physician, anatomist | Greece, Greek, Ελληνικά |
| Casserio's muscle | Musculus coracobrachialis | Coracobrachialis muscle | CASSERI, Giulio Cesare | Giulio Casser, Iulius Casserius, Giulio Casserio, Giulio Casserio of Piacenza | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Santorini's cartilage | Cartilago corniculata | Corniculate cartilage | SANTORINI, Giovanni Domenico | Cartilago Santorini, Santorini-Knorpel | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Tuberculum Santorini | Tuberculum corniculatum | Corniculate tubercle | SANTORINI, Giovanni Domenico | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano | |
| Triangle of Phillippe-Gombault | Fasciculus cornucommissuralis | Cornucommissural fasciculus | GOMBAULT, François Alexis Albert | Gombault–Philippe triangle | Neurologist | France, French, français |
| Triangle of Philippe-Gombault | Fasciculus cornucommissuralis | Cornucommissural fasciculus | PHILIPPE, Claudien | Gombault–Philippe triangle | Pathologist | France, French, français |
| Koyter's muscle | Corrugator supercilii | Corrugator supercilii | KOYTER, Volcher | Corrugator supercilii muscle, musculus corrugator glabellae, Muscle of Koyter, Coiter | Surgeon, anatomist | Dutch, Holland, Netherlands, Nederlands |
| Pick bundle | Fibrae corticobulbares | Corticonuclear fibres recurring rostralward from the pyramidal tract in the medulla oblongata | PICK, Arnold | Psychiatrist | Czech, čeština, Tschechisch | |
| Muscle of Riolan | Musculus cremaster | Cremaster muscle | RIOLAN, Jean II | Cremaster | Botanist, anatomist | France, French, français |
| Cooper's fascia | Fascia cremasterica | Cremasteric fascia | COOPER, Astley Paston | Fascia Cooperi | Surgeon | England, English, UK, British |
| Hesselbach's fascia | Fascia cribrosa | Cribriform fascia | HESSELBACH, Franz Kasper | Fascia cribrosa hiatus sapheni, Lamina cribriformis fossae ovalis, Hesselbach-Faszie | Surgeon, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Crypt of Fuchs | Crypta iridis | Crypt of iris | FUCHS, Ernst | Iris crypts | Ophthalmologist | Austria, Österreicher, Austrian |
| Crypts of Lieberkühn | Cryptae intestini crassi | Crypts of large intestine | LIEBERKUHN, Johann Nathaniel | Cryptae Lieberkühni, Crypts of Lieberkühn, Intestinal crypts of large intestine, Intestinal glands of large intestine, Cryptae intestinales intestini crassi, Glandulae intestinales intestini crassi | Physician | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Crypts of Lieberkühn | Cryptae intestini tenuis | Crypts of small intestine | LIEBERKUHN, Johann Nathaniel | Cryptae intestinales intestini tenuis, Glandulae intestinales intestini tenuis, Intestinal crypts of small intestine, Intestinal glands of small intestine, Cryptae Lieberkühni, Crypts of Lieberkühn | Physician | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Claudius cell | Epitheliocytus cuboideus sustenans externus | Cuboid external supporting cell | CLAUDIUS, Friedrich Matthias | Claudius-Zelle | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Burdach's tract | Fasciculus cuneatus | Cuneate fasciculus | BURDACH, Karl Friedrich | Tract of Burdach, Funiculus cuneatus, Fasciculus Burdachi, Burdach-Strang | Physiologist, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Burdach's nucleus | Nucleus cuneatus | Cuneate nucleus | BURDACH, Karl Friedrich | Nucleus of Burdach, Nucleus funiculi cuneati, Burdach-Kern | Physiologist, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Cartilage of Morgagni | Cartilago cuneiformis | Cuneiform cartilage | MORGAGNI, Giovanni Battista | Cartilage of Wrisberg, Cartilago Wrisbergi | Physician, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Cartilage of Wrisberg | Cartilago cuneiformis | Cuneiform cartilage | WRISBERG, Heinrich August | Cartilage of Morgagni, Cartilago Wrisbergi, Wrisberg-Knorpel | Gynaecologist and anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Tubercle of Wrsiberg | Tuberculum cuneiforme | Cuneiform tubercle | WRISBERG, Heinrich August | Gynaecologist and anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland | |
| Lisfranc ligament | Ligamentum cuneometatarsalium interosseum [medialis] | Cuneometatarsal interosseous ligaments | LISFRANC, Jacques | Lisfranc's ligament medial, Ligamenta cuneometatarsalia interossea | Surgeon | France, French, français |
| Calot's triangle | Trigonum cystohepaticum (peritonei) | Cystohepatic triangle | CALOT, Jean François | Cystohepatic trigone, Triangle of Calot | Surgeon | France, French, français |
| layer of Langhans | Lamina cytotrophoblastica | Cytotrophoblast layer | LANGHANS, Theodor | Inner layer of the trophoblast | Pathologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Langhans cell | Cellula trophoblastica | Cytotrophoblastic cell | LANGHANS, Theodor | Pathologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland | |
| Hunter–Schreger bands | Stria transversa obscura | Dark transverse striation | HUNTER, John | Schreger-Hunter-Streifen | Surgeon | England, English, UK, British |
| Schreger-Hunter | Stria transversa obscura | Dark transverse striation | SCHREGER, Christian Heinrich Theodor | Schreger-Hunter-Streifen | physician, chemist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Colles fascia | Tunica darta scroti | Dartos fascia of scrotum | COLLES, Abraham | Tunica dartos, superficial fascia of scrotum | Surgeon and anatomist | Ireland, Irish, Gaeilge |
| Commissure of Probst | Decussatio lemniscorum lateralium | Decussation of lateral lemniscus | PROBST, Moriz | Psychiatrist | Austria, Österreicher, Austrian | |
| Wernekinck's decussation | Decussation of superior cerebellar peduncle | Decussation of superior cerebellar peduncle | WERNEKINCK, Friedrich Christian Gregor | Decussation of Wenekinck | Physician, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Buck's fascia | Fascia penis | Deep fascia of penis | BUCK, Gordon | Buck's fascia, Fascia profunda penis, Deep fascia of penis, Deep penile fascia | Surgeon, plastic surgeon | USA, America, American |
| Space of Parona | Pars profunda compartimenti anterioris antebrachii | Deep intermuscular space of forearm | PARONA, Francesco | Parona's space, deep part of anterior compartmnet of forearm | Surgeon | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Horner's muscle | Pars profunda partis palpebralis musculi orbicularis obuli | Deep palpebral part of orbicularis oculi muscle | HORNER, William Edmonds | Pars lacrimalis, Horner-Muskel | Anatomist | USA, America, American |
| Mohrenheim's triangle | Trigonum deltopectorale | Deltopectoral triangle | MOHRENHEIM, Joseph Jacob Freiherr | Trigonum clavipectorale, Clavipectoral triangle | Surgeon | Austria, Österreicher, Austrian |
| Langerhans cells | Dendrocytus (epidermis) | Dendritic skin cells | LANGERHANS, Paul | Langerhans-Zelle | Pathologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Tomes' granular layer | Stratum granulosum dentini radicis | Dentin layer adjacent to the cementum | TOMES, John | Tomes-Körnerschicht | Dental surgeon | England, English, UK, British |
| Neumann sheath | Dentinum peritubulare | Dentinum peritubulare | NEUMANN, Franz Ernst Christian | Neumann-Scheide | Pathologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Muscle of Aeby | Musculus depressor labii inferioris | Depressor labii inferioris muscle | AEBY, Christoph Theodor | anatomist, anthropologist | Swiss, schweizerisch, Switzerland | |
| gyrus of Ecker | Gyrus occipitalis descendens | Descending occipital gyrus | ECKER, Alexander | Ecker's gyrus | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Broca's diagonal band | Stria diagonalis | Diagonal band | BROCA, Pierre Paul | Broca-Band | Physician, anthropologist | France, French, français |
| Sulcus of Eberstaller | Sulcus diagonalis | Diagonal sulcus of the inferior frontal gyrus | EBERSTALLER, Oscar | Eberstaller's sulcus, sulcus intermedius secundus | Anatomist | Austria, Österreicher, Austrian |
| Breschet's canals | Canales diploici | Diploic canals | BRESCHET, Gilbert | Diploid canals, Canales diploici Breschetti | Anatomist | France, French, français |
| Breschet's veins | Venae diploicae | Diploic veins | BRESCHET, Gilbert | Veins of Breschet, Breschet-Venen | Anatomist | France, French, français |
| Haller's artery | Arteria pancreatica dorsalis | Dorsal pancreatic artery | HALLER, Albrecht von | Haller-Arterie | anatomist, physiologist | Swiss, schweizerisch, Switzerland |
| Ganser's commissure | Commissura supraoptica dorsalis | Dorsal supra-optic commissure | GANSER, Sigbert Josef Maria | Meynert's commissure, Commissura Meynerti | Psychiatrist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Meynert's commissure | Commissura supraoptica dorsalis | Dorsal supraoptic commissure | MEYNERT, Theodor Hermann | Ganser's commissure, Commissura Meynerti, Dorsal supra-optic commissure, Meynert-Kommissur | psychiatrist, neuropathologist, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Lister's tubercle | Tuberculum dorsale radii | Dorsal tubercle of radius | LISTER, Joseph | Lister-Höcker, Dorsal radial tubercle | Surgeon | England, English, UK, British |
| Duct of Cowper's gland | Ductus glandulae bulbourethralis | Duct of bulbo-urethral gland | COWPER, William | Duct of bulbourethral gland, Ductus excretorius, Duct of Cowper's gland, | Anatomist | England, English, UK, British |
| Botallo's duct | ductus arteriosus | ductus arteriosus | BOTALLO, Leonardo | ductus Botalli, Ligamentum Botalli | Physician, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| canal of Hensen | Ductus reuniens | Ductus reuniens | HENSEN, Viktor | Ductus Hensenii, canalis reuniens, Hensen-Zelle | Embryologist, physiologist, zoologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Nucleus of Darkschewitsch | Nucleus ellipticus | Elliptic nucleus | DARKSCHEWITSCH, Liverij Osipovich | Nucleus commissurae posterioris, Darkschewitsch-Kern, Ливерий Осипович Даркшевич | Neurologist | Russia, Russian, Россия |
| Scarpa's fluid | Endolympha | Endolymph | SCARPA, Antonio | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano | |
| Weibel-Palade body | Corpus multitubulare (endotheliocyti) | Endothelial cell secretory organelles | PALADE, George Emil | Weibel-Palade-Körperchen | Cell Biologist | USA, America, American |
| Weibel-Palade body | Corpus multitubulare (endotheliocyti) | Endothelial cell secretory organelles | WEIBEL, Ewald R. | Weibel-Palade-Körperchen | Anatomist | Swiss, schweizerisch, Switzerland |
| Troisier node | Enlarged supraclavicular lymph node | TROISIER, Charles Émile | Troisier-Lymphknoten, Virchow-Lymphknoten | Surgeon | France, French, français | |
| Interstitial cells of Cajal | Cellula enterica interstitialis stimulans | Enteric interstitial cell | CAJAL, Santiago Ramón y | Enteric pacemaker cell, Cajal-Zelle | Anatomist | Spain, Spanish, Español, España |
| Kulchitsky cell | Neuroendocrinocytus respiratorius | Enterochromaffin cells | KULCHITSKY, Nikolai | Николай Константинович Кульчицкий | Histologist | Russia, Russian, Россия |
| Call-Exner body | Corpusculum intercellulare (granulosae) | Eosinophilic fluid-filled spaces between granulosa cells | CALL, Emma Louise | Call-Exner-Körperchen | Physician, anatomist, woman, female | USA, America, American |
| Call-Exner body | Corpusculum intercellulare (granulosae) | Eosinophilic fluid-filled spaces between granulosa cells | EXNER, Sigmund | Call-Exner-Körperchen | Physiologist | Austria, Österreicher, Austrian |
| Foramen of Winslow | Foramen epiploicum | Epilploic foramen | WINSLOW, Jacob Benignus | Winslow-Foramen, Omental | Anatomist | Danish, Denmark, Dansk |
| Kolmer cell | Cellula epiplexalis (plexus choroidei) | Epiplexus cell | KOLMER, Walter | Kolmer-Agduhr cells, Kolmer-Zelle | Physiologist | Austria, Österreicher, Austrian |
| Tenon's space | Lamina episcleralis | Episcleral layer | TENON, Jaques René | Spatium episclerale, Episcleral space, Spatium interfasciale, Spatium Tenoni, Spatium circumbulbare | Surgeon | France, French, français |
| Sertoli cell | Sustentocytus | Epithelial supporting cells of the seminiferous tubules | SERTOLI, Enrico | Sertoli-Zelle | Physiologist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Merkel cell-neurite complex | Complexus epithelialis tactus | Epithelial tactile complex | MERKEL, Friedrich Sigmund | Anatomist, histopathologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland | |
| Organ of Rosenmüller | Epoophoron | Epoophoron | ROSENMULLER, Johann Christian | Organ of Rosenmuller, parovarium, Epoöphoron | Surgeon, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| G-spot | Erogenous zone of the vagina | GRÄFENBERG, Ernst | Grafenberg spot, Gräfenberg spot, Regnier de Graaf | Gynecologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland | |
| Laimer's area | Exposed circular muscle in posterior upper oesophagus | LAIMER, Eduard | Laimer's triangle, Laimer-Dreieck | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland | |
| Buadelocque's diameter | Conjugata externa | External conjugate | BAUDELOCQUE, Jean-Louis | Baudelocque-Durchmesser | Gynaecologist | France, French, français |
| Deiters cell | Epitheliocytus phalangeus externus | External phalangeal epithelial cell of cochlear duct | DEITERS, Otto Friedrich Karl | External phalangeal epithelial cell, Deiters-Zelle | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Muscle of Wilson | Musculus sphincter urethrae externus | External urethral sphincter muscle | WILSON, Samuel Alexander Kinnier | Guthrie's muscle | Neurologist | USA, America, American |
| Batson's plexus | Plexus venosi vertebrales externi | External vertebral venous plexuses | BATSON, Osca Vivian | Batson’s veins | Surgeon, anatomist | USA, America, American |
| Goormaghtigh cells | Mesangiocytus extraglomerularis | Extraglomerular mesangium cells | GOORMAGHTIGH, Norbert | Lacis cells, Goormaghtigh-Zellen | Pathologist | Belgium, Belgian, Belgen, Belges, Belgier |
| Fallopian canal | Canalis facialis | Facial canal | FALLOPPIO, Gabriele | Canalis nervi facialis, Canalis facialis Falloppii, Fallopian canal | Botanist, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Burns ligament | Margo falciformis hiatus sapheni | Falciform margin of saphenous hiatus | BURNS, Allan | Margo arcuatus hiatus sapheni, Falciform margin of saphenous opening, Burns' ligament, Hey's ligament | Anatomist | Scottish, Scotland |
| Hey's ligament | Margo falciformis hiatus sapheni | Falciform margin of saphenous hiatus | HEY, William | Margo arcuatus hiatus sapheni, Falciform margin of saphenous opening, Burns ligament, Hey ligament | Surgeon | England, English, UK, British |
| Denonvilliers fascia | Fascia propria organi | Fascia of individual organ | DENONVILLIERS, Charles-Pierre | anatomist, plastic surgeon | France, French, français | |
| Tyrrell's fascia | Fascia propria organi | Fascia of individual organ | TYRRELL, Frederick | Surgeon, anatomist | England, English, UK, British | |
| Tenon's capsule | Vagina bulbi | Fascial sheath of eyeball | TENON, Jaques René | Fascia bulbi, Capsula bulbi, Fascia Tenoni, Tenon’s capsule, Tenon-Kapsel | Surgeon | France, French, français |
| Camper's fascia | Stratum adiposum superficialis | Fatty layer of abdominal subcutaneous tissue | CAMPER, Petrus | Fasciae investientes intermediae (fasciae investientis abdominis), Fatty layer of subcutaneous tissue of abdomen, Camper-Faszie | Anatomist | Dutch, Holland, Netherlands, Nederlands |
| Fañanás cell | Astrocytus pennatus (cerebelli) | Feathered astrocyte | FAÑANÁS, Jorge Ramón | Fañanás-Glia, Feather cell of Fañanas | Physician | Spain, Spanish, España, Español |
| Guthrie's muscle | Sphincter externus urethrae femininae | Female external urethral sphincter | GUTHRIE, George James | Musculus sphincter urethrae externus, Female external urethral sphincter muscle, External sphincter of female urethra, Muscle of Wilson, Guthrie's muscle | Surgeon | England, English, UK, British |
| Cloquet's septum | Septum femorale | Femoral septum | CLOQUET, Jules Germain | Cloquet's septum, Septum anuli femoralis, Septum Cloqueti | Surgeon | France, French, français |
| Scarpa's triangle | Trigonum femorale | Femoral triangle | SCARPA, Antonio | Fossa majoe scarpae, Scarpa-Dreieck | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Sharpey fibres | Fasciculus collageni perforans (periostei) | Fibrae perforantes | SHARPEY, William | Sharpey-Fasern, cementoalveolar fibers, fibrae perforantes cementales | Anatomist | Scottish, Scotland |
| Langhans fibrinoid | Substantia fibrinoidea | Fibrinoid substance | LANGHANS, Theodor | Langhans-Fibrinoid | Pathologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Struther's ligament | Fibrous band of the supratrochlear spur of the humerus | STRUTHERS, John | Anatomist | Scottish, Scotland | ||
| Glisson's capsule | Tunica fibrosa hepatis | Fibrous capsule of liver | GLISSON, Francis | Fibrous coat of liver, Capsula Glissoni, Glisson-Dreieck | anatomist | England, English, UK, British |
| Malpighian capsule | Capsula splenis | Fibrous capsule of spleen | MALPIGHI, Marcello | Tunica fibrosa splenis, Tunica fibrosa linealis, Tunica albuginea lienis | Physician, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Sulcus of Jensen | Sulcus intermedius primus lobus parietalis | First intermediate sulcus of parietal lobe | JENSEN, Julius | Jensen's sulcus | Psychiatrist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Morand's foramen | Foramen caecum linguae | Foramen caecum of tongue | MORAND, Sauveur François | Foramen Morgagnii, Foramen of Morgagni | Surgeon | France, French, français |
| Foramen of Morgagni | Foramen caecum linguae | Foramen caecum of tongue | MORGAGNI, Giovanni Battista | Morand's foramen | Physician, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Pacchionian foramen | Foramen diaphragmatis sellae | Foramen of diaphragma sellae | PACCHIONI, Antoine | Physician, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano | |
| Botallo's foramen | Foramen ovale cordis | Foramen ovale of heart | BOTALLO, Leonardo | Physician, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano | |
| foramen of Arnold | Canaliculus innominatus | Foramen petrosum | ARNOLD, Friedrich | Petrosal foramen | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Sinus of Maier | Fornix sacci lacrimalis | Fornix of lacrimal sac | MAIER, Rudolf | Pathologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland | |
| Frontosylvian veins | Venae frontales | Frontal veins | SYLVIUS, Franciscus | Venae prefrontales, prefrontal veins, François de la Boë | Physician | Dutch, Holland, Netherlands, Nederlands |
| sulcus of Wernicke | Sulcus frontomarginalis | Frontomarginal sulcus | WERNICKE, Karl | Sulcus frontomarginalis of Wernicke | Neurologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Cell of Lugaro | Neuron fusiforme horizontale (corticis cerebelli) | Fusiform horizontal cell | LUGARO, Ernesto | Lugaro-Zelle | Psychiatrist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Rokitansky-Aschoff sinus | Crypta mucosae | Gallbladder pseudodiverticula | ASCHOFF, Carl Albert Ludwig | Rokitansky-Aschoff-Krypten | Pathologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Rokitansky-Aschoff sinus | Crypta mucosae | Gallbladder pseudodiverticula | ROKITANSKY, Karel Freiherr von | Rokitansky-Aschoff-Krypten | Pathologist | Czech, čeština, Tschechisch |
| Betz cell | Neuron pyramidale giganteum (isocorticis) | Giant pyramidal cells (neurons) located within the fifth layer of the grey matter in the primary motor cortex | BETZ, Vladimir Alexandrowitsch | Betzsche Riesenzellen, Володи́мир Олексійович Бец | Anatomist, histologist | Ukrainian, Ukraine, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic |
| Flood's ligament | Ligamenta glenohumeralia | Glenohumeral ligaments | FLOOD, Valentine | Glenohumeral bands, Ligamenta labiohumeralia, Ligamentum glenohumerale, Flood's ligament | Surgeon, anatomist | Ireland, Irish, Gaeilge |
| Ligament of Macalister | Labrum glenoidale | Glenoid labrum | MACALISTER, Alexander | Anatomist | Ireland, Irish, Gaeilge | |
| Bowman capsule | Capsula glomerularis | Glomerular capsule | BOWMAN, William | Bowman-Kapsel | Surgeon, anatomist | England, English, UK, British |
| Golgi apparatus | Complexus golgiensis | Golgi apparatus | GOLGI, Camillo | Golgi complex, Apparatus golgiensis, Golgi-Apparat, Dictyosomes, Golgi body, Astrocytus epithelialis cerebelli, Complexus sacculorum | Anatomist, biologist, pathologist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Large Golgi cell | Neuron golgiense magnum | Large Golgi cell | GOLGI, Camillo | Golgi-Zelle | Anatomist, biologist, pathologist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Small Golgi cell | Neuron golgiense parvum | Small Golgi cell | GOLGI, Camillo | Golgi-Zelle | Anatomist, biologist, pathologist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Golgi cell axon | Axon neuri golgiensis | Golgi cell axon | GOLGI, Camillo | Anatomist, biologist, pathologist | Italian, Italy, italiano | |
| Golgi-Mazzoni corpuscle | Corpusculum ovoideum | Tactile corpuscule | GOLGI, Camillo | Golgi-Mazzoni-Körperchen, mechanoreceptor, finger, tips, Golgi-Mazzoni-Körperchen, mechanoreceptor, finger, tips, Encapsulated tactile corpuscles (sensory nerve endings) in the skin of the finger tips | Anatomist, biologist, pathologist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Golgi-Mazzoni corpuscle | Corpusculum ovoideum | Tactile corpuscule | MAZZONI, Vittorio | Golgi-Mazzoni-Körperchen, mechanoreceptor, finger, tips, Encapsulated tactile corpuscles (sensory nerve endings) in the skin of the finger tips | physiologist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Goll's tract | Fasciculus gracilis | Gracile fasciculus | GOLL, Friedrich | Pars medialis fasciculi dorsalis, Funiculus gracilis, Fasciculus Golli, Goll-Strang | neuroanatomist | Swiss, schweizerisch, Switzerland |
| Goll's nucleus | Nucleus gracilis | Gracile nucleus | GOLL, Friedrich | Nucleus of Goll, Nucleus funiculi gracilis, Goll-Kern | neuroanatomist | Swiss, schweizerisch, Switzerland |
| Vein of Galen | Vena magna cerebri | Great cerebral vein | GALEN of Pergamon | Vena cerebralis magna, Vena cerebri magna, Vena Galeni, Claudius Galenus, Galen-Vene | Physician | Greece, Greek, Ελληνικά |
| Artery of Adamkiewicz | Arteria radicularis magna | Great radicular artery | ADAMKIEWICZ, Albert Wojciech | Great segmental medullary artery, Adamkiewicz-Arterie | Pathologist | Poland, Polish, Polskie |
| Arnold's nerve | Nervus occipitalis major | Greater occipital nerve | ARNOLD, Friedrich | Medial branch of posterior ramus of second cervical nerve | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Bartholin's gland | Glandula vestibularis major | Greater vestibular glands | BARTHOLIN, Caspar | Glandulae Bartholini, Duverney's gland, Tiedemann's gland, Bartholin-Drüse | Physician, anatomist | Danish, Denmark, Dansk |
| Duverney's gland | Glandula vestibularis major | Greater vestibular glands | DUVERNEY, Joseph Guichard | Bartholin's gland, Tiedemann's gland | Otologist, anatomist | France, French, français |
| Tiedemann's gland | Glandula vestibularis major | Greater vestibular glands | TIEDEMANN, Friedrich | Duverney's gland, Bartholin's gland | Anatomist, pathologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Ebner gland | Glandula gustatorius | Gustatory gland | EBNER, Viktor Ritter von Rosenstein | Pars profunda glandulae lingualis posterior, Glandula gustatoria, Von Ebner’s gland, Ebner’s gland | Histologist | Austria, Österreicher, Austrian |
| Meynert's retroflex bundle | Tractus habenulointerpeduncularis | Habenulo-interpeduncular tract | MEYNERT, Theodor Hermann | Habenulointerpeduncular tract, Fasciculus retroflexus, Fasciculus Meynerti, Meynert-Bündel | psychiatrist, neuropathologist, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Scarpa's orifice | Helicotrema | Helicotrema | SCARPA, Antonio | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano | |
| Ampulla of Vater | Ampulla hepatopancreatica | Hepatopancreatic ampulla | VATER, Abraham | Biliaropancreatic ampulla, Ampulla biliaropancreatica | Anatomist, botanist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Morison's pouch | Recessus hepatorenalis | Hepatorenal recess | MORISON, James Rutherford | Pouch of Morison, Hepatorenal pouch of peritoneum | Surgeon | England, English, UK, British |
| Torin's hole | Hiatus canalis nervi petrosis majoris ossis temporalis | Hiatus for greater petrosal nerve | TORIN, Benjamin | Hiatus canalis facialis, Torin-Öffnung | ||
| Concha Santorini | Concha suprema nasi | Highest nasal concha | SANTORINI, Giovanni Domenico | Concha nasi suprema, Highest nasal turbinate | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| David’s lyre | Commissura hippocampi | Hippocampal commissure | DAVID, King of Israel | Fornix transversus, Psaltarium, Lyre of David, Commissure of fornix, Commissura fornicis, Davids Lyra, Lyra Davidis, Psalterium Davidis | King | Hebrew |
| Ammon's horn | Cornu ammonis | Hippocampus proper | AMUN | Ammonshorn, cornu ammonis, Egyptian god of the sun and air, Amon, Ammon, Amen, Hippocampus proprius | God of the sun and air | Ancient Egypt |
| Cajal-Retzius cell | Neuron horizontale | Horizontal neuron of axodendritic cell | CAJAL, Santiago Ramón y | Horizontal cells of Cajal, Cajal-Zelle, Cajal-Retzius-Zelle, Cajal-Zelle, transient class of neurons found in the surface of the developing cerebral cortex of mammals | Anatomist | Spain, Spanish, Español, España |
| Cajal-Retzius cell | Neuron horizontale | Horizontal neuron of axodendritic cell | RETZIUS, Magnus Gustav | Horizontal cells of Cajal, Cajal-Zelle, Cajal-Retzius-Zelle, Cajal-Zelle, transient class of neurons found in the surface of the developing cerebral cortex of mammals | Anatomist | Sweden, Swedish, svenska |
| Malassez epithelial rest | Fragmentum epitheliale (periodontii) | Human odontogenic epithelial cells | MALASSEZ, Louis Charles | Epithelial cell rests of Malassez, epithelial rests of Malassex, pax epithelialis pediodontii, Malassez-Epithelzellen | Anatomist, histologist | France, French, français |
| Cloquet's canal | Canalis hyaloideus | Hyaloid canal | CLOQUET, Jules Germain | Corporis vitrei, canal of Cloquet, Stilling’s canal | Surgeon | France, French, français |
| Stilling's canal | Canalis hyaloideus | Hyaloid canal | STILLING, Benedict | Canal of Cloquet, Stilling’s canal | Surgeon, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Hymen | Hymen vaginae | Hymen | HYMENAIOS | God of weddings, reception, marriage, Hymenaeus, wedding hymn, Ὑμεναιος Ὑμην | God of matrimony | Ancient Greece |
| Hymenal caruncles | Carunculae hymenales | Hymenal caruncles | HYMENAIOS | God of weddings, reception, marriage, Hymenaeus, wedding hymn, Ὑμεναιος Ὑμην | God of matrimony | Ancient Greece |
| Sulcus of Monro | Sulcus hypothalamicus | Hypothalamic sulcus | MONRO, Alexander (II) | Hypothalamic sulcus of Monro | Anatomist | Scottish, Scotland |
| Meckel's diverticulum | Diverticulum ilei | Ileal diverticulum | MECKEL, Johann Friedrich Jr | Meckel-Divertikel | Surgeon, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Bauhin valve | Ostium ileale | Ileal orifice | BAUHIN, Gaspard | Orifice of ileal papilla, Valvula coli, Valvula ileocaecalis, Valva ileocaecalis, Ileocecal valve, Ostium ileocaecale, Ostium iliocaecocolicum, Bauhinsche Klappe, Tulp’s, Macalister’s, Falloppio’s, Morgagni’s, Varolio’s | Botanist, anatomist | Swiss, schweizerisch, Switzerland |
| Bloodless fold of Treves | Plica ileocaecalis | Ileocaecal fold (of peritoneum) | TREVES, Frederick | Inferior ileocaecal valve, Plica iliocaecalis caudalis | Surgeon | England, English, UK, British |
| Abernethy's fascia | Fascia iliaca | Iliac fascia | ABERNETHY, John | Surgeon, anatomist | England, English, UK, British | |
| Ligament of Bertin | Ligamentum iliofemorale | Iliofemoral ligament | BERTIN, Exupère Joseph | Y ligament of Bigelow, Bertin's Ligament | Anatomist | France, French, français |
| Bigelow's ligament | Ligamentum iliofemorale | Iliofemoral ligament | BIGELOW, Henry Jacob | Y ligament of Bigelow, Bertin's Ligament | Surgeon | USA, America, American |
| Hyrtl's muscle | Iliopsoas | Iliopsoas muscle | HYRTL, Joseph | Musculus iliopsoae, Musculus iliopsoas | Anatomist | Austria, Österreicher, Austrian |
| Bandelette of Maissiat | Tractus iliotibialis | Iliotibial band | MAISSIAT, Jacques Henri | Tractus Maissiati, Iliotibial band, Maissiat-Bandelette | Anatomist | France, French, français |
| Stensen's canal | Canales incisivi | Incisive canals | STENSEN, Niels | Canals of Stensen | Anatomist, Geologist, Bishop | Danish, Denmark, Dansk |
| Stensen's foramen | Foramina incisiva | Incisive foramina | STENSEN, Niels | Anatomist, Geologist, Bishop | Danish, Denmark, Dansk | |
| Biondi body | Psammoma | Inclusion body (of pia mater) | BIONDI, Adolfo | Inclusion body, Biondi-Körper | Pathologist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Haller's aberrant ductule | Ductulus aberrans inferior | Inferior aberrant ductule | HALLER, Albrecht von | anatomist, physiologist | Swiss, schweizerisch, Switzerland | |
| Labbé's vein | Vena anastomotica inferior | Inferior anastomotic vein | LABBÉ, Charles | Vein of Labbé, Labbé-Vene | Surgeon | France, French, français |
| Pavlov's nerve | Nervus cardiacus cervicalis inferior | Inferior cervical cardiac nerve | PAVLOV, Ivan | Pawlow's nerve | Physiologist | Russia, Russian, Россия |
| Waldeyer's fascia | Fascia inferior diaphragmatis pelvis | Inferior fascia of pelvic diaphragm | WALDEYER, Heinrich Wilhelm Gottfried | Fascia externa diaphragmatis pelvis, fascia between rectum and sacrum | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| ganglion of Andersch | Ganglion inferius nervi glossopharyngei | Inferior ganglion of glossopharyngeal nerve | ANDERSCH, Carl Samuel | Inferior petrosal ganglion | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Triangle of Petit | Trigonum lumbale inferius | Inferior lumbar triangle | PETIT, Jean Louis | Inferior lumbar triangle, Petit-Dreieck | Surgeon, anatomist | France, French, français |
| Testut's artery | Arteria pancreatica inferior | Inferior pancreatic artery | TESTUT, Jean Léon | Anatomist | France, French, français | |
| Jacobson's canaliculus | Canaliculus tympanicus inferior | Inferior tympanic canaliculus | JACOBSON, Ludwig Levin | Canaliculus tympanicus, Tympanic canaliculus, Jacobson's canaliculus, Jacobson-Kanal | Anatomist | Danish, Denmark, Dansk |
| Jacobson's canaliculus | Canaliculus tympanicus inferior | Inferior tympanic canaliculus | JACOBSON, Ludwig Levin | Tympanic canaliculus | Anatomist | Danish, Denmark, Dansk |
| Mohrenheim's fossa | Fossa infraclavicularis | Infraclavicular fossa | MOHRENHEIM, Joseph Jacob Freiherr | Surgeon | Austria, Österreicher, Austrian | |
| Haller cells | Cellulae ossis ethmoidei | infraorbital ethmoidal air cells | HALLER, Albrecht von | Ethmoid air cells, Cells of ethmoid bone, Cellulae ethmoideae osseae, Bony ethmoidal cells, Sinus ethmoidei, Bony ethmoidal air cells, Cellulae ethmoidales osseae, Haller-Zelle | anatomist, physiologist | Swiss, schweizerisch, Switzerland |
| Hoffa's fat pad | Corpus adiposum infrapatellare | Infrapatellar fat pad | HOFFA, Albert | Corpus adiposum genus, Fat pad of Hoffa, Hoffa-Fettkörper | Orthopaedic Surgeon | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Henle's ligament | Falx inguinalis | Inguinal falx | HENLE, Friedrich Gustav Jakob | Tendo conjunctivus, Conjoint tendon, Falx aponeurotica inguinalis, Henle's ligament, Aponeurosis falciformis musculi recti abdominis | physician, pathologist, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Henle's ligament | Tendo conjunctivus | Inguinal falx | HENLE, Friedrich Gustav Jakob | Conjoint tendon, falx aponeurotica inguinalis, aponeurosis falciformis musculi recti abdominis | physician, pathologist, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Fallopian ligament | Ligamentum inguinale | Inguinal ligament | FALLOPPIO, Gabriele | Arcus inguinalis, Poupart's ligament, Lateral ligament of Vesalius, Vesalius' ligament, Fallopian ligament | Botanist, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Poupart ligament | Ligamentum inguinale | Inguinal ligament | POUPART, François | Arcus inguinalis, Poupart's ligament, Lateral ligament of Vesalius, Vesalius' ligament, Fallopian ligament | Surgeon | France, French, français |
| Vesalius ligament | Ligamentum inguinale | Inguinal ligament | VESALIUS, Andreas | Poupart's ligament, Lateral ligament of Vesalius, Vesalius' ligament, Fallopian ligament | Anatomist, physician | Flemish |
| Hesselbach's triangle | Trigonum inguinale (peritonei) | Inguinal triangle | HESSELBACH, Franz Kasper | Hesselbach-Dreieck | Surgeon, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Tunnel of Corti | Cuniculus internus | Inner tunnel of cochlear duct | CORTI, Alfonso | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano | |
| Insula of Reil | Insula | Insula | REIL, Johann Christian | Lobus insularis, insular lobe, | Physician | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Bachmann's bundle | Fasciculus interatrialis | Interatrial band | BACHMANN, Jean George | Bachmann-Bündel | Physiologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Lower's tubercle | Plica interatrialis venae cavae inferioris | Interatrial fold of inferior vena cava | LOWER, Richard | Tubercle of Lower | Anatomist | England, English, UK, British |
| Nucleus of Staderini | Nucleus subhypoglossalis | Intercalated nucleus | STADERINI, Rutilio | Staderini's nucleus | Neuroanatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Haller’s anastomosis | Arteria anastomotica intercolica | Intercolic anastomotic artery | HALLER, Albrecht von | Intercolic anastomic artery, Central anastomotic mesenteric artery, Arcade of Riolan, Arc of Riolan, Haller’s anastomosis, Meandering mesenteric artery of Moskowitz | anatomist, physiologist | Swiss, schweizerisch, Switzerland |
| Arcade of Riolan | Arteria anastomotica intercolica | Intercolic anastomotic artery | RIOLAN, Jean II | Riolan-Arkaden, Riolan-Anastomose, Arcade of Riolan, Arc of Riolan, Haller’s anastomosis, Meandering mesenteric artery of Moskowitz, Central anastomotic mesenteric artery, Intercolic anastomic artery, | Botanist and anatomist | France, French, français |
| Comma tract of Schultze | Fasciculus interfascicularis (funiculi posterioris) | Interfascicular fasciculus | SCHULTZE, Max | Schultze-Komma, Fasciculus semilunaris | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Hesselbach's ligament | Ligamentum interfoveolare | Interfoveolar ligament | HESSELBACH, Franz Kasper | Hesselbach-Band | Surgeon, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Canals of Hering | Ductus biliferi interlobulares | Interlobular bile ducts | HERING, Karl E.K. | Hering-Kanälchen | Physiologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Purkinje cell layer | Stratum purkinjense | Purkinje cell layer | PURKINJE, Jan Evangelista | Purkinje-Zellschicht, Intermediate discharge layer of the cerebellar cortex | Anatomist, Physiologist | Czech, čeština, Tschechisch |
| Purkinje cell | Neuron purkinjense | Purkinje cell | PURKINJE, Jan Evangelista | Anatomist, Physiologist | Czech, čeština, Tschechisch | |
| Exner's plexus | Sublamina intermedia | Intermediate sublayer of cerebral cortex | EXNER, Sigmund | Intermediate sublayer, Sublamina 1b of Stria laminae molecularis, band of Exner | Physiologist | Austria, Österreicher, Austrian |
| Nitabuch membrane | Stria fibrinoidea interna | Internal fibrinoid layer of the placenta | NITABUCH, Raissa | Nitabuch’s stria, Nitabuch’s layer, Nitabuch fibrinoid | Physician, anatomist, woman, female, | Russia, Russian, Россия |
| Baillarger's internal band | Stria laminae pyramidalis internae [V] | internal granular layer (layer IV) of cerebral cortex | BAILLARGER, Jules François Gabriel | Innerer Baillarger-Streifen | Neurologist | France, French, français |
| Baillarger's external band | Stria laminae granularis internae | internal pyramidal layer (layer V) of cerebral cortex | BAILLARGER, Jules François Gabriel | Stria of external pyramidal layer, Äußerer Baillarger-Streifen | Neurologist | France, French, français |
| Golgi-type I neuron | Neuron multipolare longiaxonicum | Interneuron with long axon | GOLGI, Camillo | Golgi-Type I Neuron, Multipolar neuron with short axon | Anatomist, biologist, pathologist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Golgi-type II neuron | Neuron multipolare breviaxonicum | Interneuron with short axon | GOLGI, Camillo | Golgi-Type II Neuron, Interneuron breviaxonicum | Anatomist, biologist, pathologist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Perlia nucleus | Nucleus (caudalis) centralis (nuclei nervi oculomotorii) | Interoculomotor nucleus | PERLIA, Richard | Spitzka nucleus, Perlia-Kern, nucleus of Perlia | Ophthalmologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Spitzka nucleus | Nucleus (caudalis) centralis (nuclei nervi oculomotorii) | Interoculomotor nucleus | SPITZKA, Edward Charles | Perlia nucleus | Neurologist, anatomist | USA, America, American |
| Rotter lymph nodes | Nodi interpectorales | Interpectoral nodes | ROTTER, Josef | Rotter-Lymphknoten | Surgeon | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Fossa of Tarini | Fossa interpeduncularis | Interpeduncular fossa | TARIN, Pierre | Fossa intercruralis, Fossa Tarini | Anatomist | France, French, français |
| Von Gudden's ganglion | Nucleus interpeduncularis | Interpeduncular nucleus | GUDDEN, Bernhard Aloys von | Ganglion of Von Gudden | Psychiatrist, neuroanatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Ganglion of von Gudden | Nucleus interpeduncularis | Interpeduncular nucleus | GUDDEN, Bernhard Aloys von | Psychiatrist, neuroanatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland | |
| Leydig cells | Endocrinocytus interstitialis (testis) | Interstitial endocrine cell (of testis) | LEYDIG, Franz von | Leydig-Zwischenzelle | Histologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Cajal's interstitial nucleus | Nucleus interstitialis | Interstitial nucleus of vestibular nerve | CAJAL, Santiago Ramón y | Interstitial nucleus of Cajal, accessory oculomotor (preoculomotor), Cajal-Kern | Anatomist | Spain, Spanish, Español, España |
| Mercier's bar | Plica interureterica | Interureteric crest | MERCIER, Louis Auguste | Plia ureterica, interureteric fold | Urologist | France, French, français |
| Foramen of Monro | Foramen interventriculare | Interventricular foramen | MONRO, Alexander (II) | Foramen Monroi | Anatomist | Scottish, Scotland |
| Nerve of Kuntz | Ramus communicans nervi lumbales primum et secundum | Intrathoracic ramus of the first intercostal space | KUNTZ, Albert | Communicating branch between L1 and L2 | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Iris | Iris | Iris | IRIS | Greek Goddess of the rainbow, Ιρις | Goddess of the rainbow | Ancient Greece |
| organ of Chievitz | Organum juxtaorale | Juxta-oral organ | CHIEVITZ, Johan Henrik | Buccae, Juxtaoral organ, Chievitz-Organ | Anatomist | Danish, Denmark, Dansk |
| Hasner's valve | Plica lacrimalis | Lacrimal fold | HASNER, Joseph Ritter von Artha | Hasner-Klappe, ductus nasolarimalis, Plica Hasneri, Plica ductus nasolacrimalis, Hasner’s valve, Hasner-Falte | Ophthalmologist | Czech, čeština, Tschechisch |
| Gimbernat's ligament | Ligamentum lacunare | Lacunar ligament | GIMBERNAT, Don Manuel Louise Antonio de | Ligamenti inguinalis | Surgeon, anatomist | Spain, Spanish, Español, España |
| Odland body | Granulum lamellosum (keratinocyti) | Lamellar bodies | ODLAND, George F. | Odland-Körperchen, lamellar granules, membrane-coating granules (MCGs), keratinosomes | Dermatologist | USA, America, American |
| Pacinian corpuscle | corpusculum Pacinian | Lamellar corpuscle | PACINI, Filippo | Corpusculum lamellosum, Vater-Pacini-Körperchen | Physiologist, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Adam's apple | Prominentia laryngea | Laryngeal prominence | ADAM | first man | Hebrew | |
| Ventricle of Morgagni | Ventriculus laryngis | Laryngeal ventricle | MORGAGNI, Giovanni Battista | Ventriculus Morgagnii, Sinus of Morgagni, Morgagni-Tasche | Physician, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Foramen of Luschka | Apertura lateralis ventriculi quarti | Lateral aperture of the fourth ventricle | LUSCHKA, Hubert | Luschka-Foramen, Luschka-Foramen | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Haller's arch | Ligamentum arcuatum laterale | Lateral arcuate ligament | HALLER, Albrecht von | Lumbocostal arch, Arcus lumbocostalis lateralis Halleri, Haller's arch, | anatomist, physiologist | Swiss, schweizerisch, Switzerland |
| Ligament of Krause | Ligamentum costotransversarium | Lateral costotransverse ligament | KRAUSE, Wilhelm | Ligamentum costotransversarium posterius, Ligamentum costotransversarium externum, Krause-Körperchen | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Stria of Lancisi | Stria longitudinalis lateralis | lateral longitudinal stria, inner ring of limbic lobe | LANCISI, Giovanni Maria | Nerves of Lancisi, Lancisi's nerves, seat of the soul, taenia tecta | physician, epidemiologist, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Denonvilliers ligament | Ligamentum laterale puboprostaticum | Lateral puboprostatic ligament | DENONVILLIERS, Charles-Pierre | Ligamentum puboprostaticum, Puboprostatic ligament, | anatomist, plastic surgeon | France, French, français |
| Edinger's tract | Tractus spinothalamicus lateralis | Lateral spinothalamic tract | EDINGER, Ludwig | Anatomist, neurologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland | |
| Sylvian fissure/sulcus | Sulcus lateralis | Lateral sulcus of cerebral hemisphere | SYLVIUS, Franciscus | Sylvische Furche/Spalte, François de la Boë | Physician | Dutch, Holland, Netherlands, Nederlands |
| nucleus of Deiters | Nucleus vestibularis lateralis | lateral vestibular nucleus | DEITERS, Otto Friedrich Karl | Deiter’s nucleus, Deiters-Kern | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Tubercle of Weber | Tuberculum minus | Lesser tubercle of humerus | WEBER, Ernst Heinrich | Physician, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland | |
| Glandele lui Skene | Glandulae vestibulares minores | Lesser vestibular glands | SKENE, Alexander | Gynaecologist | USA, America, American | |
| Ingrassia process | Ala minor | Lesser wing | INGRASSIA, Giovanni Filippo | Process of Ingrassia, Ala orbitalis, Ala parva, Ioannis Philippi Ingrassiae | Physician and anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Ligamenta Valsalvae | Ligamenta auricularia | Ligaments of auricle | VALSALVA, Antonio Maria | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano | |
| Botallo's ligament | Ligamentum arteriosum | Ligamentum arteriosum | BOTALLO, Leonardo | Chorda ductus arteriosi, Harvey's ligament | Physician, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Harvey's ligament | Ligamentum arteriosum | Ligamentum arteriosum | HARVEY, William | Chorda ductus arteriosi, Botallo's ligament | Physician | England, English, UK, British |
| venous ligament of Arantius | Ligamentum venosum | Ligamentum venosum | ARANTIUS, Julius Caesar | Ligamentum Arantii, Chorda ductus venosi | Surgeon, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Limbus Vieussensi | Limbus fossae ovalis | Limbus fossae ovalis | de VIEUSSENS, Raymond | Border of oval fossa, Limbus of fossa ovalis | Anatomist | France, French, français |
| Branch of Cruveilhier | Ramus lingualis nervi facialis | Lingual branch of facial nerve | CRUVEILHIER, Jean Cruveilhier | Branch of Cruveilhier | Pathologist | France, French, français |
| Blandin gland | Glandulae linguales | Lingual gland | BLANDIN, Philippe Frédéric | Nuhn gland, Glandulae linguales apicales | Surgeon, anatomist | France, French, français |
| Gland of Nuhn | Glandulae linguales | Lingual gland | NUHN, Anton | Blandin gland, Glandulae linguales apicales | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Bell’s external respiratory nerve | Nervus thoracicus longus | Long thoracic nerve | BELL, Charles | Long thoracic nerve of Bell, Bell's nerve, external respiratory nerve of Bell | Physician, anatomist | Scottish, Scotland |
| Malpighian canal | Ductus longitudinalis | Longitudinal duct | MALPIGHI, Marcello | Gartner's duct, Gärtner's duct | Physician, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Gartner's duct | Ductus longitudinalis epoophori | Longitudinal duct of epoophoron | GARTNER, Hermann Treschow | Ductus Gartneri, Gärtner's duct, Malpighian canal, Gartner-Gang | Anatomist | Danish, Denmark, Dansk |
| Bochdalek's triangle (gap) | Trigonum lumbocostale | Lumbocostal triangle | BOCHDALEK, Vincent Alexander | vertebrocostal triangle, Bochdaleksches Dreieck | Anatomist | Czech, čeština, Tschechisch |
| Tubercle of Vater | Papilla major duodeni | Major duodenal papilla | VATER, Abraham | Greater duodenal papilla, Vater-Papille | Anatomist, botanist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Bartholin's duct | Ductus sublingualis major | Major sublingual duct | BARTHOLIN, Caspar | Physician, anatomist | Danish, Denmark, Dansk | |
| Guthrie's muscle | Sphincter externus urethrae masculinae | Male external urethral sphincter | GUTHRIE, George James | Musculus sphincter urethrae externus, Male external urethral sphincter muscle, External sphincter of male urethra, Muscle of Wilson, Guthrie's muscle, Musculus sphincter urethrae membranaceae | Surgeon | England, English, UK, British |
| Von Gudden's tract | Fasciculus mammillotegmentalis | Mamillotegmental fasciculus | GUDDEN, Bernhard Aloys von | [von] Gudden-Bündel | Psychiatrist, neuroanatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Vicq d'Azur's bundle | Fasciculus mammillothalamicus | Mamillothalamic fasciculus | VICQ d'AZUR, Felix | Mamillothalamic tract, Mamillothalamic fasciculus, Vicq d'Azur-Bündel | Physician, anatomist | France, French, français |
| Marginal artery of Drummond | Arteria marginalis coli | Marginal artery | DRUMMOND, David | Arteria juxtacolica, Arcus marginalis coli, Juxtacolic artery, Marginal arcade, | Physician | England, English, UK, British |
| artery of Bernasconi and Cassinari | Ramus marginalis tentorii | Marginal tentorial artery | BERNASCONI, V | Italian artery, Medial tentorial artery, marginal tentorial artery of Bernasconi and Cassinari, tentorial marginal branch of cavernous part of internal carotid artery | Italian, Italy, italiano | |
| artery of Bernasconi and Cassinari | Ramus marginalis tentorii | Marginal tentorial artery | CASSINARI, Valentino | Italian artery, Medial tentorial artery, marginal tentorial artery of Bernasconi and Cassinari, tentorial marginal branch of cavernous part of internal carotid artery | Neurosurgeon | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Whitnall's tubercle | Tuberculum marginale ossis zygomatici | Marginal tubercle of zygomatic bone | WHITNALL, Samuel Ernest | Processus marginalis | physician, anatomist, humorist | England, English, UK, British |
| Antrum of Highmore | Sinus maxillaris | Maxillary sinus | HIGHMORE, Nathaniel | Sinus Highmori, Sinus paranasalis maxillaris, Maxillary paranasal sinus, Highmore-Höhle | Physician | England, English, UK, British |
| Haller's arch | Ligamentum arcuatum mediale | Medial arcuate ligament | HALLER, Albrecht von | Arcus lumbocostalis medialis Halleri, Haller's arch | anatomist, physiologist | Swiss, schweizerisch, Switzerland |
| Nerve of Wrisberg | Nervus cutaneus brachii medialis | Medial brachial cutaneous nerve | WRISBERG, Heinrich August | Medial cutaneous nerve of arm | Gynaecologist and anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Papez circuit | Circuit et papež | Medial limbic circuit | PAPEZ, James Wenceslas | Papez-Kreis | Anatomist | USA, America, American |
| Stria of Lancisi | Stria longitudinalis medialis | medial longitudinal stria, inner ring of limbic lobe | LANCISI, Giovanni Maria | Nerves of Lancisi, Lancisi's nerves, seat of the soul, taenia libera | physician, epidemiologist, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| recurrent artery of Heubner | Arteria striata medialis distalis | medial striate artery | HEUBNER, Otto | Heubner's artery, long central artery, Heubner-Arterie, recurrent branch of the anterior cerebral artery | Paediatrician | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Schwalbe's nucleus | Nucleus vestibularis medialis | Medial vestibular nucleus | SCHWALBE, Gustav Albert | Schwalbe-Kern | anatomist, anthropologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Foramen of Magendie | Apertura mediana ventriculi quarti | Median aperture of fourth ventricle | MAGENDIE, François | Foramen of Magendie, Magendie-Foramen | Physiologist | France, French, français |
| Martin-Gruber Anastomosis | Ramus communicans ulnaris | Median-ulnar anastomosis | GRUBER, Wenzel Leopold | Communicating ramus from median nerve to ulnar nerve in the forearm | Anatomist | Austria, Österreicher, Austrian |
| Martin-Gruber Anastomosis | Ramus communicans ulnaris | Median-ulnar anastomosis | MARTIN, Roland | Communicating ramus from median nerve to ulnar nerve in the forearm | Anatomist | Sweden, Swedish, svenska |
| Body of Highmore | Mediastinum testis | Mediastinum of testis | HIGHMORE, Nathaniel | Corpus Highmori, Highmore-Körper | Physician | England, English, UK, British |
| Ferrein's pyramids | Radii medullares | Medullary rays | FERREIN, Antoine | Corticis renalis, Ferrein-Fortsätze | Anatomist, surgeon | France, French, français |
| fibers of Piccolomini | striae medullares ventriculi quarti | Medullary stria of fourth ventricle | PICCOLOMINI, Archangelo | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano | |
| Scarpa's fascia | Stratum membranosum telae subcutanei abdominis | Membranous layer of abdominal subcutaneous tissue | SCARPA, Antonio | Membranous layer of subcutaneous tissue of abdomen, Scarpa-Faszie, Fibrous layer of superficial fascia of abdomen | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Colles fascia | Stratum membranosum telae subcutanei perinei | Membranous layer of perineal subcutaneous tissue | COLLES, Abraham | Membranous layer of subcutaneous tissue of perineum | Surgeon and anatomist | Ireland, Irish, Gaeilge |
| Schneiderian membrane | Tunica maxillary sinus cavitatis | Membranous lining of the maxillary sinus cavity | SCHNEIDER, Konrad Viktor | Membrane of Schneider, Schneider-Membran | physician, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Recurrent nerve of Luschka | Ramus meningeus nervi spinalis | Meningeal branch of spinal nerve | LUSCHKA, Hubert | Ramus recurrens nervi spinalis, Recurrent branch of spinal nerve, Sinuvertebral nerve, Luschka-Nerv | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Brücke's muscle | Fibrae meridionales musculi ciliaris | Meridional fibres | BRÜCKE, Ernst Wilhelm Ritter von | Fibrae meridionales, Fibrae longitudinales, Longitudinal fibres, Longitudinal fibers, Fibrae Brueckei, Brücke's muscle, Brücke-Muskel | Physician, physiologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Wolffian duct | Ductus mesonephricus | Mesonephric duct | WOLFF, Kaspar Friedrich | Wolff-Gang | Physiologist, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Hortega cell | Microgliocytus | Microglia | HORTEGA, Pío del Río | Hortega-Zelle | neuroscientist | Spain, Spanish, Español, España |
| Howell-Jolly body | Residuum chromatini | Micronuclei | HOWELL, William Henry | Howell-Jolly-Körperchen | Physiologist | USA, America, American |
| Howell-Jolly body | Residuum chromatini | Micronuclei | JOLLY, Justin Marie | Howell-Jolly-Körperchen | Haematologist, histologist | France, French, français |
| Sylvian artery | Arteria cerebri media | Middle cerebral artery | SYLVIUS, Franciscus | Arteria cerebralis media, Arteria media cerebri, François de la Boë | Physician | Dutch, Holland, Netherlands, Nederlands |
| Huxley layer | Stratum internum vaginae radicularis | Middle layer of inner root sheath of hair follicle | HUXLEY, Thomas Henry | Huxley-Schicht | biologist, anthropologist | England, English, UK, British |
| Albarrán's gland | Lobus medius prostatae | Middle lobe of prostate | ALBARRÁN, Joaquín | Gland of Albarran | Urologist | Cuba, Cuban, |
| Vein of Kocher | Vena thyreoidea media | Middle thyroid vein | KOCHER, Emil Theodor | Vena thyroidea media, Kocher's vein, posterior external jugular vein | Surgeon | Swiss, Switzerland |
| Santorini's caruncle | Papilla duodeni minor | Minor duodenal papilla | SANTORINI, Giovanni Domenico | Papilla minor duodeni, Papilla Santorini, Santorini-Papille | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Weber gland | Glandula radicis linguae | Minor salivary gland at the superior pole of the peritonsillar space | WEBER, Moritz Ignaz | Weber-Drüsen, Pars superficialis (gl. lingualis post.), salivary gland | Surgeon, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Ducts of Rivinus | Ductus sublinguales minores | Minor sublingual duct | RINVUS, Augustus Quirinus | Physiologist, botanist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland | |
| Mons pubis | Mons pubis, mons veneris | Mons pubis | VENUS | mons Venus, mons veneris, Mount of Venus, love, Aphrodite | Goddess of love, beauty, desire, fertility and prosperity | Ancient Rome |
| Wharton's jelly | Substantia gelatinea funiculi umbilicalis | Mucous connective tissue of the umbilical cord located between the amniotic epithelium and the umbilical vessels | WHARTON, Thomas | Wharton-Sulze | Physician | England, English, UK, British |
| Nabothian cyst | Glandula cervicalis dilatata | Mucous retention cyst of the cervix | NABOTH, Martin | Naboth-Zyste, follicle | Physician, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Martinotti's cell | Neuron multiplumosum | Multitufted isocortical neuron | MARTINOTTI, Carlo | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano | |
| Santorini's muscle | Musculus incisurae terminalis auris externae | Muscle of terminal notch | SANTORINI, Giovanni Domenico | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano | |
| Ligament of Parks | Musculus submucosae ani | Muscular fibroplastic tissue located around the glands of the anus | PARKS, Sir Alan Guyatt | Trietz muscle | Surgeon | England, English, UK, British |
| Casserio's nerve | Nervus musculocutaneus | Musculocutaneous nerve | CASSERI, Giulio Cesare | Nerve of Casserio, Giulio Casser, Iulius Casserius, Giulio Casserio, Giulio Casserio of Piacenza | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Schmidt-Lanterman incisure | Incisura myelini | Myelin incisure | LANTERMAN, A.J. | Schmidt-Lanterman-Kerben, Schmidt-Lanterman clefts, Schmidt-Lanterman incisures, clefts of Schmidt-Lanterman, segments of Lanterman, medullary segments | Anatomist | USA, America, American |
| Schmidt-Lanterman incisure | Incisura myelini | Myelin incisure | SCHMIDT, Henry D. | Schmidt-Lanterman-Kerben, Schmidt-Lanterman clefts, Schmidt-Lanterman incisures, clefts of Schmidt-Lanterman, segments of Lanterman, medullary segments | Anatomist | USA, America, American |
| Ranvier's node | Nodus interruptionis myelini | Myelin sheath gap | RANVIER, Louis Antoine | Nodes of Ranvier, Ranvier-Schnürring, Unmyelinated axonal membrane regions, Nodes of myelinated nerves | Physician, histologist | France, French, français |
| Auerbach's plexus | Plexus myentericus | Myenteric plexus | AUERBACH, Leopold | Auerbach-Plexus | Anatomist, neuropathologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Scarpa's nerve | Nervus nasopalatinus | Nasopalatine nerve | SCARPA, Antonio | Nerve of Cotugno, Nerve of Scarpa, Nervus Scarpae | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Fossa of Morgagni | Fossa navicularis urethrae | Navicular fossa | MORGAGNI, Giovanni Battista | Fossa Morgagnii, female | Physician, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Henle's loop | Ansa nephroni | Nephron loop | HENLE, Friedrich Gustav Jakob | Loop of Henle, Henle loop, nephronic loop, Henle-Schleife | physician, pathologist, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Remak's ganglion | Nerve ganglion in the coronary sinus at its entry into the right atrium | REMAK, Robert | Pathologist | Poland, Polish, Polskie | ||
| Vidian nerve | Nervus canalis pterygoidei | Nerve of pterygoid canal | VIDIUS, Vidus | Nervus Vidii, Nerve of Vidius, Parasympathetic and sympathetic roots of pterygopalatine ganglion, GUIDI, Guido | Anatomist | France, French, français |
| Raschkow plexus | Nerve plexus of dental pulp | RASCHKOW, Isacus | Raschkow-Plexus | Physician | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland | |
| Schwann cell | Schwannocytus | Schwann cell | SCHWANN, Theodor | Schwann-Zelle, Neurolemmocytus, Neurilemmal cells of peripheral nerves | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Herring body | Corpusculum neurosecretorium (neurohypophysis) | Neurosecretory body | HERRING, Percy | Herring-Körper | Physician, physiologist | England, English, UK, British |
| Botallo's node | Nodus ligamenti arteriosi | Node of ligamentum arteriosum | BOTALLO, Leonardo | Physician, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano | |
| bodies of Arantius | Noduli valvularum semilunarium valvae aortae | Nodules of semilunar leaflets (cusps) of aortic valve | ARANTIUS, Julius Caesar | Giulio Cesare Aranzio, Arantius | Surgeon, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Nodules of Morgagni | Noduli valvularum semilunarium valvae aortae | Nodules of semilunar leaflets (cusps) of aortic valve | MORGAGNI, Giovanni Battista | Valsalva-Knötchen, Nodules of semilunar cusps of aortic valve, Bodies of Arantius, Nodules of Morgagni, Nodules of Valsalva, Noduli velorum semilunarium | Physician, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Nodules of Valsalva | Noduli valvularum semilunarium valvae aortae | Nodules of semilunar leaflets (cusps) of aortic valve | VALSALVA, Antonio Maria | Valsalva-Knötchen, Nodules of semilunar cusps of aortic valve, Bodies of Arantius, Nodules of Morgagni, Nodules of Valsalva, Noduli velorum semilunarium | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| bodies (nodules) of Arantius | Noduli valvularum semilunarium valvae trunci pulmonalis | Nodules of semilunar leaflets of pulmonary valve | ARANTIUS, Julius Caesar | Valsalva-Knötchen, Nodules of semilunar cusps of aortic valve, Bodies of Arantius, Nodules of Morgagni, Nodules of Valsalva, Noduli velorum semilunarium | Surgeon, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Nodules of Morgagni | Noduli valvularum semilunarium valvae trunci pulmonalis | Nodules of semilunar leaflets of pulmonary valve | MORGAGNI, Giovanni Battista | Bodies of Arantius, Nodules of Arantius, Nodules of Morgagni, Nodules of Valsalva, Noduli velorum semilunarium | Physician, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Nodules of Valsalva | Noduli valvularum semilunarium valvae trunci pulmonalis | Nodules of semilunar leaflets of pulmonary valve | VALSALVA, Antonio Maria | Valsalva-Knötchen, Bodies of Arantius, Nodules of Arantius, Nodules of Morgagni, Nodules of Valsalva, Noduli velorum semilunarium | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Santorini's notch | Incisura cartilaginis meatus acustici externi | Notch in cartilage of external acoustic meatus | SANTORINI, Giovanni Domenico | Incisura Santorini, Foramina cartilaginis meatus acustici externi | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Fields of Forel | Nuclei campi perizonalis | Nuclei of perizonal fields | FOREL, Auguste-Henri | Fields of Forel, Nuclei of fields H, H1 and H2, Nuclei areae H, H1, H2, Forel-Kerne | Psychiatrist, neuroanatomist | Swiss, schweizerisch, Switzerland |
| Meynert's nucleus | Nucleus basalis | Nucleus basalis | MEYNERT, Theodor Hermann | Ganglion of Meynert, Nucleus of Meynert, Cholinergic cell group Ch4, Nucleus basalis Meynert | psychiatrist, neuropathologist, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Onuf's nucleus | Nucleus nervi pudendi | Nucleus of pudendal nerve | ONUFROWICZ, Wladislaus | Nucleus of Onufrowicz, Onuf-Kern | anatomist | Swiss, Switzerland |
| Bourgery's ligament | Ligamentum popliteum obliquum | Oblique popliteal ligament | BOURGERY, Marc Jean | ligament of Bourgery, ligament of Winslow | Physician, anatomist | France, French, français |
| Winslow's ligament | Ligamentum popliteum obliquum | Oblique popliteal ligament | WINSLOW, Jacob Benignus | Ligament of Bourgery, ligament of Winslow | Anatomist | Danish, Denmark, Dansk |
| Marshall's vein | Vena obliqua atrii sinistri | Oblique vein of left atrium | MARSHALL, John | Vena Marshalli, Marshall-Vene, Vein of Marhsall | Surgeon, Anatomist | England, English, UK, British |
| Band of Gennari | Stria occipitalis | Occipital stripe | GENNARI, Francesco | Gennari-Streifen, Gennari stria, Gennari stripe, Gennari line, Vicq d'Azur-Streifen | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Vicq d'Azur's stria | Stria occipitalis | Occipital stripe | VICQ d'AZUR, Felix | Gennari-Streifen, Gennari stria, Gennari stripe, Gennari line, Vicq d'Azur-Streifen | Physician, anatomist | France, French, français |
| Curve of Spee | Curvatura occlusalis | Occlusal curvature of the mandibular dentition | SPEE, Ferdinand Graf von | Spee's curvature, Von Spee's curve | Embryologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Bowman's glands | Glandulae olfactoriae | Olfactory glands | BOWMAN, William | Bowman-Drüsen | Surgeon, anatomist | England, English, UK, British |
| olfactory islets of Calleja | Insulae olfactoriae | Olfactory Islets | CALLEJA y Sanchez, Julián | Calleja island, Terminal islands, Insulae terminales | Anatomist | Spain, Spanish, Español, España |
| Bundle of Rasmussen | Tractus olivocochlearis | Olivocochlear tract | RASMUSSEN, Grant | Olivocochlear bundle, Rasmussen-Bündel | neuroanatomist | USA, America, American |
| Brodmann area | Pars opercularis | Opercular part of inferior frontal gyrus | BRODMANN, Korbinian | BA 44, area 44 Brodmann-Area | Psychiatrist, neurologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Gratiolet's radiation | Radiatio optica | Optic radiation | GRATIOLET, Louis Pierre | Fibrae geniculocalcarinae, Geniculocalcarine fibres, Radiatio Gratioleti, Gratiolet-Sehstrahlung, optic radiaton of Gratiolet | Anatomist, zoologiost | France, French, français |
| Müller's muscle | Musculus orbitalis | Orbitalis muscle | MÜLLER, Heinrich | Orbital muscle, Müller-Muskel | Anatomist, physiologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Birbeck granule | Vesicula lageniformis striata (dendrocyti) | Organelles of dendritic skin cells | BIRBECK, Michael | Birbeck-Granula, langerhans, Tennis racket vesicle, Flask shaped vesicle (of skin dendritic cell) | Electron microscopist | England, English, UK, British |
| Haversian system | Osteon | Osteon | HAVERS, Clopton | fundamental functional unit of compact bone | Physician, anatomist | England, English, UK, British |
| canal of Havers | Canalis centralis osteoni | Osteonic canal | HAVERS, Clopton | Zentralkanäle, Canalis centralis, Havers-Kanäle, Leeuwenhoek's canals, haversian canal | Physician, anatomist | England, English, UK, British |
| Leeuwenhoek's canal | Canalis centralis osteoni | Osteonic canal | LEEUWENHOEK, Antony van | Zentralkanäle, Canalis centralis, Havers-Kanäle, Leeuwenhoek's canals, haversian canal | Microbiologist | Dutch, Holland, Netherlands, Nederlands |
| Arnold's ganglion | Ganglion oticum | Otic ganglion | ARNOLD, Friedrich | Ganglion of Arnold | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Schabadasch plexus | Plexus nervosus submucosus externus | Outer submucosal enteric plexus | SCHABADASCH, Arnold Leonowitsch | Neurohistologist | Russia, Russian, Россия | |
| Henle layer | Stratum externum vaginae radicularis | Outermost layer of inner root sheath of hair follicle | HENLE, Friedrich Gustav Jakob | Henle-Schicht | physician, pathologist, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Passavant's ridge | Crista palatopharyngea | Palatopharyngeal ridge | PASSAVANT, Phillip Gustav | Passavant's bar, Passavant's pad, Passavant-Wulst | Surgeon | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Wirsung's duct | Ductus pancreaticus | Pancreatic duct | WIRSUNG, Johann Georg Wolff | Ductus pancreaticus major, Ductus Wirsungi, Duct of Wirsung, Ductus wirsungianus | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Islets of Langerhans | Insulae pancreaticae | Pancreatic islets | LANGERHANS, Paul | Endocrine pancreas, Pars endocrina pancreatis, Langerhans-Inseln | Pathologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Paneth cells | Cellula panethensis | Paneth cells | PANETH, Joseph | Large secretory cells containing coarse granules, found at the blind end of the crypts of Lieberkühn (the intestinal glands). Cells at base of intestinal crypts, Exocrinocytus cum granulis acidophilis | Physiologist | Austria, Österreicher, Austrian |
| ducts of Bellini | Ductus colligens | Papillary ducts | BELLINI, Lorenzo | Renal collecting ducts | Physician, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Bodies of Zuckerkandl | Glomus paraaorticum abdominale | Para-aortic paraganglia | ZUCKERKANDL, Emil | Paraaortic paraganglia, Corpora paraaortica, Glomera aortica abdominalia, Paraaortic bodies, Abdominal aortic glomera, | Anatomist | Hungary, Hungarian, Magyar |
| Burow's veins | Venae paraumbilicales | Para-umbilical veins | BUROW, Karl August von | Paraumbilical veins, Venae parumbilicales, Venae Sappeyi, Venae adumbilicales, Sappey's veins, Burow's veins | Surgeon | Russia, Russian, Россия |
| Veins of Sappey | Venae paraumbilicales | Para-umbilical veins | SAPPEY, Marie Philibert Constant | Paraumbilical veins, Venae parumbilicales, Venae Sappeyi, Venae adumbilicales, Sappey's veins, Veins of Burow veins | Anatomist | France, French, français |
| Skene's ducts | Ductus paraurethrales feminini | Para-urethral ducts of female urethra | SKENE, Alexander | Paraurethral ducts of female urethra | Gynaecologist | USA, America, American |
| Skene's ducts | Ductus paraurethrales masculini | Para-urethral ducts of male urethra | SKENE, Alexander | Paraurethral ducts of male urethra, Canales paraurethrales | Gynaecologist | USA, America, American |
| Skene's gland | Glandulae paraurethrales femininae | Para-urethral glands of female urethra | SKENE, Alexander | Guérin's gland, Glandula paraurethralis; paraurethral glands of female, Prostata feminina | Gynaecologist | USA, America, American |
| Skene's gland | Glandulae paraurethrales masculinae | Para-urethral glands of male urethra | SKENE, Alexander | Paraurethral glands of male urethra | Gynaecologist | USA, America, American |
| Kölliker-Fuse nucleus | Nuclei parabrachialis | Parabrachial nuclei | FUSE, Gennosuke | Suprabrachial nucleus, nucleus subparabrachialis, Kölliker-Fuse-Kern, 布施 現之助 | Embryologist | Japanese. Japan, 日本語 |
| Kölliker-Fuse nucleus | Nuclei parabrachialis | Parabrachial nuclei | KÖLLIKER, Rudolf Albert von | Suprabrachial nucleus, nucleus subparabrachialis, Kölliker-Fuse-Kern | anatomist, physiologist, histologist | Swiss, schweizerisch, Switzerland |
| Organ of Giraldès | Paradidymis | Paradidymis | GIRALDES, Joaquim | Organ of Giraldès, Organ of Giraldes, Waldeyer's organ | Surgeon, anatomist | Portuguese, português, portuguesa, Portugal, Lusófonos |
| Waldeyer's organ | Paradidymis | Paradidymis | WALDEYER, Heinrich Wilhelm Gottfried | Organ of Giraldès, Organ of Giraldes, Waldeyer's organ | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Müllerian duct | Ductus paramesonephricus | Paramesonephric duct | MULLER, Johannes Peter | Müller-Gang | Physiologist, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Glands of Morgagni | Glandulae paraurethrales | Paraurethral glands | MORGAGNI, Giovanni Battista | Skene's glands, Glands of Littré, Glands of Littre | Physician, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Sulcus of Gratiolet | Sulcus parietooccipitalis | Parieto-occipital sulcus | GRATIOLET, Louis Pierre | Parietooccipital sulcus, sulcus parietooccipitalis of Gratiolet | Anatomist | France, French, français |
| passage of Gratiolet | Arcus parietooccipitalis | Parietooccipital arc | GRATIOLET, Louis Pierre | first parietooccipital passage of Gratiolet | Anatomist, zoologiost | France, French, français |
| Kobelt's tubules | Paroophoron | Paroophoron | KOBELT, Georg Ludwig | Paroöphoron | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Stensen's duct | Ductus parotideus | Parotid duct | STENSEN, Niels | Stensen-Gang | Anatomist, Geologist, Bishop | Danish, Denmark, Dansk |
| Shrapnell's membrane | Pars flaccida membranae tympanicae | Pars flaccida of tympanic membrane | SHRAPNELL, Henry Jones | Shrapnell-Membran | Surgeon | England, English, UK, British |
| Broca's area | Gyrus triangularis | Pars triangularis and pars opercularis of the inferior frontal gyrus | BROCA, Pierre Paul | Pars opercularis, pars triangularis, area 44, area 45 | Physician, anthropologist | France, French, français |
| Cooper's ligament | Ligamentum pectineum | Pectineal ligament | COOPER, Astley Paston | Ligamentum pectineale, Cooper's ligament | Surgeon | England, English, UK, British |
| Bundle of Loewy | Pedunculus flocculi | Peduncle of flocculus | LOEWY, Arthur DeCosta | Loewy's bundle | Anatomist, neuroscientist | USA, America, American |
| Boyd's vein | Vena perforans | Perforating vein | BOYD, Alexander Michael | Boyd-Venen | Vascular surgeon | England, English, UK, British |
| Cockett's veins | Perforator Veins | COCKETT, Frank Bernard | Cockett-Venen | Surgeon | England, English, UK, British | |
| Dodd's veins | Perforator Veins | DODD, William Harold Alfred | Dodd-Venen | Surgeon | England, English, UK, British | |
| Buck's fascia | Fascia perinei | Perineal fascia | BUCK, Gordon | Fascia investiens superficialis perinei, Superficial investing fascia of perineum, Deep perineal fascia, Fascia superficialis perinei, Gallaudet's fascia | Surgeon, plastic surgeon | USA, America, American |
| Space of Mall | Spatium periportale | Periportal space | MALL, Franklin Paine | Periportal space of Mall | Pathologist | USA, America, American |
| Ito cell | Cellula perisinusoidalis; Cellula accumulans adipem | Perisinusoidal cell | ITO, Toshio | Fat storing cell; Hepatic stellate cell, Ito-Zelle | anatomist | Japanese. Japan, 日本語, 日本 |
| Space of Disse | Spatium perisinusoideum | Perisinusoidal space | DISSE, Joseph | Disse-Raum | Anatomist, histologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Glisson's capsule | Capsula fibrosa perivascularis | Perivascular fibrous capsule | GLISSON, Francis | Capsula Glissoni, Glisson-Kapsel | anatomist | England, English, UK, British |
| Virchow-Robin spaces | Perivascular spaces | ROBIN, Charles-Philippe | Virchow-Robin-Räume, pial-lined interstitial fluid-filled spaces in the brain that surround perforating vessels | Anatomist, histologist | France, French, français | |
| Virchow-Robin spaces | Perivascular spaces | VIRCHOW, Rudolf Ludwig Karl | Virchow-Robin-Räume, pial-lined interstitial fluid-filled spaces in the brain that surround perforating vessels | Pathologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland | |
| Vein of Dandy | Vena petrosa | Petrosal vein (of cerebellum) | DANDY, Walter Edward | neurosurgeon | USA, America, American | |
| Gruber's ligament | Ligamentum sphenopetrosum superius | Petrosphenoidal ligament | GRUBER, Wenzel Leopold | Ligamentum petroclinoideum, Petroclinoid ligament | Anatomist | Austria, Österreicher, Austrian |
| Glaserian fissure | Fissura petrotympanica | Petrotympanic fissure | GLASER, Johann Heinrich | Fissura Glasseri, Canal Huguier, Glaser-Spalte | Botanist, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Waldeyer's ring | Anulus lymphoideus pharyngis | Pharyngeal lymphoid ring | WALDEYER, Heinrich Wilhelm Gottfried | Waldeyer-Rachenring | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Fossa of Rosenmüller | Recessus pharyngeus | Pharyngeal recess | ROSENMULLER, Johann Christian | Fossa of Rosenmuller, recessus pharyngialis, recessus pharyngicus, recessus rosenmulleri, Rosenmüller-Grube | Surgeon, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Tonsil of Luschka | Tonsilla pharyngea | Pharyngeal tonsil | LUSCHKA, Hubert | Tonsilla pharyngealis, Tonsilla pharyngica, Luschka-Mandel | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Mouth of Killian | Constrictio pharyngooesophagea | Pharyngo-oesophageal constriction | KILLIAN, Gustav | Pharyngoesophageal constriction, Constrictio pharyngooesophagealis, Introitus oesophagei | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland | |
| Bell’s internal respiratory nerve | Nervus phrenicus | Phrenic nerve | BELL, Charles | Internal respiratory nerve of Bell | Physician, anatomist | Scottish, Scotland |
| Nuel space | Cuniculus intermedius | Pilar-hair cell space | NUEL, Jean-Pierre | Space of Nuel, intermediate tunnel | Physiologist | Belgium, Belgian, Belgen, Belges, Belgier |
| Ligament of Barkow | Ligamentum pisohamatum | Pisohamate ligament | BARKOW, Hans | anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland | |
| pons Varolii | Pons | Pons | VAROLIO, Costanzo | Varolio-Brücke, bridge of Varolius | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Barrington's nucleus | Centrum micturitionis | Pontine micturition centre | BARRINGTON, Frederick James Fitzmaurice | M-region, Regio M | Urologist | England, English, UK, British |
| Waterbed of Hilton | Cisterna pontocerebellaris | Pontocerebellar cistern | HILTON, John | Surgeon, anatomist | England, English, UK, British | |
| Cruveilhier's plexus | Plexus cervicalis posterior | Posterior cervical plexus | CRUVEILHIER, Jean Cruveilhier | Pathologist | France, French, français | |
| Fascia of Zuckerkandl | Lamina posterior fasciae renalis | Posterior layer of renal fascia | ZUCKERKANDL, Emil | Posterior perirenal fascia, Toldt's fascia, Zuckerkandl-Faszie | Anatomist | Hungary, Hungarian, Magyar |
| Fasciculus of Schütz | Fasciculus longitudinalis posterior | Posterior longitudinal fasciculus | SCHÜTZ, Hugo | Bundle of Schütz, Dorsal longitudinal fasciculus, Schütz-Bündel | Psychiatrist, neurologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Ligament of Robert | Ligamentum meniscofemorale posterius | Posterior meniscofemoral ligament | ROBERT, César Alphonse | Robert's ligament, Ligament of Wrisberg | Surgeon | France, French, français |
| Ligament of Wrisberg | Ligamentum meniscofemorale posterius | Posterior meniscofemoral ligament | WRISBERG, Heinrich August | Robert's ligament | Gynaecologist and anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Latarjet's posterior nerve | Nervus posterior curvaturae minoris | Posterior nerve of lesser curvature | LATARJET, André | Posterior nerve of Latarjet, Greater posterior gastric nerve, latarget | Anatomist | France, French, français |
| area of Wernicke | Posterior part of the superior temporal gyrus | WERNICKE, Karl | Receptive language area of Wernicke, Wernicke-Sprachzentrum | Neurologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland | |
| Tract of Flechsig | Tractus spinocerebellaris posterior | Posterior spinocerebellar tract | FLECHSIG, Paul Emil | Dorsal spinocerebellar tract | psychiatry, neurology | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Walther's oblique ligament | Ligamentum talofibulare posterius | Posterior talofibular ligament | WALTHER, Augustin Friedrich | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland | |
| Meynert's decussation | Decussatio tegmentalis posterior | Posterior tegmental decussation | MEYNERT, Theodor Hermann | Dorsal tegmental decussation, Meynert-Haubenkreuzung, Decussation of tectobulbospinal tract | psychiatrist, neuropathologist, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Von Gudden’s nucleus | Nucleus tegmentalis posterior | Posterior tegmental nucleus | GUDDEN, Bernhard Aloys von | Nucleus tegmentalis dorsalis, Dorsal tegmental nucleus, Dorsal tegmental nucleus of Gudden, | Psychiatrist, neuroanatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Clarke's nucleus | Nucleus thoracicus posterior | Posterior thoracic nucleus | CLARKE, Jacob August Lockhart | Nucleus dorsalis, Dorsal thoracic nucleus, Clarke’s column, Nucleus of Stilling-Clarke, Nucleus dorsalis, Nucleus thoracicus, Columna thoracica, Nucleus Stillingi, Nucleus Clarki | Neurologist, physiologist | England, English, UK, British |
| Nucleus of Stilling-Clarke | Nucleus thoracicus posterior | Posterior thoracic nucleus | STILLING, Benedict | Nucleus dorsalis, Dorsal thoracic nucleus, Clarke’s column, Nucleus of Stilling-Clarke, Nucleus dorsalis, Nucleus thoracicus, Columna thoracica, Nucleus Stillingi, Nucleus Clarki | Surgeon, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Zuckerkandl tubercle | Posterior thyroid tubercle | ZUCKERKANDL, Emil | Anatomist | Hungary, Hungarian, Magyar | ||
| Lissauer's tract | Fasciculus posterolateralis | Posterolateral tract | LISSAUER, Heinrich | Tractus dorsolateralis, Lissauer’s tract, Zone of Lissauer, Dorsolateral tract | Neurologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| marginal tract of Spitzka | Fasciculus posterolateralis | Posterolateral tract | SPITZKA, Edward Charles | Tractus dorsolateralis, Lissauer’s tract, Zone of Lissauer, Dorsolateral tract | Neurologist, anatomist | USA, America, American |
| Kager's fat pad | Pre-Achilles fat pad | KAGER, Hans | orthopedic surgeon | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland | ||
| Kager's triangle | Pre-Achilles triangle | KAGER, Hans | Kager-Dreieck | orthopedic surgeon | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland | |
| Meynert's notch | Incisura preoccipitalis | Pre-occipital notch | MEYNERT, Theodor Herman | Preoccipital notch, incisure of Meynert | psychiatrist, neuropathologist, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Jackson's membrane/veil | Fascia precaecocolica | Precaecocolic fascia | JACKSON, Jabez North | Jackson's veil, Prececocolic fascia, Jackson's membrane, Fascia praecaecocolica | Surgeon, anatomist | USA, America, American |
| Marburg's nucleus | Nucleus prepositus | Prepositus nucleus | MARBURG, Otto | Nucleus of Marburg, nucleus propositus hypoglossi | neurologist, neuropathologist | Austria, Österreicher, Austrian |
| Tyson's glands | Glandulae preputiales | Preputial glands | TYSON, Edward | Physician, anatomist | England, English, UK, British | |
| Mayo's vein | Vena prepylorica | Prepyloric vein | MAYO, William James | Vena praepylorica, Vein of Mayo | Surgeon | USA, America, American |
| Nasmyth's membrane | Cuticula dentis | Primary enamel cuticle | NASMYTH, Alexander | Nasmyth-Membran | Dentist | England, English, UK, British |
| Santorini's muscle | Musculus procerus | Procerus muscle | SANTORINI, Giovanni Domenico | Depressor glabellae, musculus depressor glabellae | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Denonvilliers fascia | Fascia prostatoseminalis | Prostato-seminal fascia | DENONVILLIERS, Charles-Pierre | Prostatoseminal fascia, Fascia prostatoseminovesicularis, Prostato-seminal vesicular fascia, | anatomist, plastic surgeon | France, French, français |
| Bochdalek's (flower) basket | Protrusion of the choroid plexus through the foramina of Luschka | BOCHDALEK, Vincent Alexander | Bochdaleksches Blumenkörbchen | Anatomist | Czech, čeština, Tschechisch | |
| Cloquet's node | Nodus inguinalis profundus proximalis | Proximal deep inguinal node | CLOQUET, Jules Germain | Gland of Rosenmüller, Node of Rosenmüller, Node of Rosenmuller, Node of Cloquet, Cloquet's gland, Cloquet’s ganglion | Surgeon | France, French, français |
| Node of Rosenmüller | Nodus inguinalis profundus proximalis | Proximal deep inguinal node | ROSENMULLER, Johann Christian | Gland of Rosenmüller, Node of Rosenmüller, Node of Rosenmuller, Node of Cloquet, Cloquet's gland, Rosenmüller-Lymphknoten | Surgeon, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Vidian canal | Canalis pterygoideus | Pterygoid canal | VIDIUS, Vidus | Vidian canal, Canalis Vidii, GUIDI, Guido | Anatomist | France, French, français |
| Meckel's ganglion | Ganglion pterygopalatinum | Pterygopalatine ganglion | MECKEL, Johann Friedrich | Ganglion of Meckel, ganglion sphenopalatinum, Meckel-Ganglion | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Civinini process | Processus pterygospinosus | Pterygospinous process | CIVININI, Filippo | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano | |
| Alcock's canal | Canalis pudendalis | Pudendal canal | ALCOCK, Benjamin | Alcockscher Kanal | Anatomist | Ireland, Irish, Gaeilge |
| Lallouette's pyramid | Lobus pyramidalis | Pyramidal lobe | LALOUETTE, Pierre | Anatomist | France, French, français | |
| Bergmann glia | Astrocytus radians cerebelli | Radial astrocyte of cerebellum | BERGMANN, Gottlieb Heinrich | Radial astrocytes, Bergmann-Glia | Psychiatrist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Bergmann fibre | Processus radians astrocyti epithelialis cerebelli | Radial fibre of cerebellar astrocyte | BERGMANN, Gottlieb Heinrich | Psychiatrist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland | |
| Rouget's muscle | Fibrae radiales musculi ciliaris | Radial fibres of the Ciliary muscle | ROUGET, Charles Marie Benjamin | physiologist | France, French, français | |
| Müller radial cell | Gliocytus radialis | Radial glial cell | MÜLLER, Heinrich | Müller-Stützzelle | Anatomist, physiologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Columns of Morgagni | Columnae anales | Rectal columns | MORGAGNI, Giovanni Battista | Anal columns, columnae rectales, columnae morgagnii, Morgagni-Säulen | Physician, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Fold of Douglas | Plica rectouterina | Recto-uterine fold | DOUGLAS, James | Rectouterine fold, Plica Douglasi, Fold of Douglas, Douglas-Falte | Anatomist | Scottish, Scotland |
| Pouch of Douglas | Excavatio rectouterina | Recto-uterine pouch | DOUGLAS, James | Rectouterine pouch, Cavum Douglasi, Pouch of Douglas, Douglas-Raum | Anatomist | Scottish, Scotland |
| Denonvilliers fascia | Fascia rectoprostatica | Rectoprostatic fascia | DENONVILLIERS, Charles-Pierre | Septum rectovesicale, Rectovesical septum, Fascia peritoneoperinealis, Denonvillier-Faszie, Rectovesical fascia | anatomist, plastic surgeon | France, French, français |
| Tyrrell's fascia | Fascia rectoprostatica | rectoprostatic fascia | TYRRELL, Frederick | Septum rectovesicale, Rectovesical septum, Fascia peritoneoperinealis | Surgeon, anatomist | England, English, UK, British |
| Renshaw cell | Interneuron inhibitorium recurrens laminae spinalis VII | Recurrent inhibitory interneuron of spinal lamina VII | RENSHAW, Birdsey | Renshaw-Zelle | Neurophysiologist | USA, America, American |
| Colles ligament | Ligamentum inguinale reflexum | Reflected inguinal ligament | COLLES, Abraham | Ligamentum reflexum, Colles' ligament, ligamenti inguinalis | Surgeon and anatomist | Ireland, Irish, Gaeilge |
| Bertin's columns | Columnae renales | Renal columns | BERTIN, Exupère Joseph | Cortical columns, Bertini-Säulen | Anatomist | France, French, français |
| Toldt's fascia | Fascia renalis | Renal fascia | TOLDT, Karl | Gerota's fascia (anterior layer), Fascia of (posterior layer) | Anatomist | Austria, Österreicher, Austrian |
| Malphigian pyramid | Pyramis renalis | Renal pyramid | MALPIGHI, Marcello | Pyramis Malphigii, Malpighi-Schicht | Physician, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Hallers rete | Rete testis | Rete testis | HALLER, Albrecht von | Rete Halleri, Haller's rete | anatomist, physiologist | Swiss, schweizerisch, Switzerland |
| Lenhossek's process | Processus reticularis | Reticular process | LENHOSSÉK, Joseph von | Anatomist | Hungary, Hungarian, Magyar | |
| Michel's arteries | Arteriae retroduodenales | Retroduodenal arteries | MICHEL, Gaston | Surgeon | France, French, français | |
| Boyer's bursa | Bursa retrohyoidea | Retrohyoid bursa | BOYER, Alexis | Bursa musculi thyreohyoidei | Surgeon | France, French, français |
| Space of Bogros | Spatium retroinguinale | Retroinguinal space | BOGROS, Annet Jean | Retro-inguinal space | Anatomist | France, French, français |
| Nodes of Rouvière | Nodi retropharyngei | Retropharyngeal lymph nodes | ROUVIERE, Henri | Rouvière-Lymphknoten | Anatomist | France, French, français |
| Cave of Retzius | Spatium retropubicum | Retropubic space | RETZIUS, Anders | Spatium praevesicale, Cave of Retzius, Retzius-Raum | Anatomist | Sweden, Swedish, svenska |
| Santorini's muscle | Musculus risorius | Risorius muscle | SANTORINI, Giovanni Domenico | Muscle of Albinus | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Hunter's ligament | Ligamentum teres uteri | Round ligament of uterus | HUNTER, William | Ligament of Hunter | Anatomist | England, English, UK, British |
| von Monakow's tract | Tractus rubrospinalis | Rubrospinal tract | MONAKOW, Constantin von | Tract of von Monakow, Monakow-Bahn | neuroanatomist | Swiss, schweizerisch, Switzerland, Russian |
| Sibson's fascia | Fascia scalena | Scalene fascia | SIBSON, Francis | Physician | England, English, UK, British | |
| Lisfranc tubercle | Tuberculum musculi scaleni anterioris costae primae | Scalene tubercle | LISFRANC, Jacques | Tuberculum scalenum, Tuberculum scaleni Lisfranci | Surgeon | France, French, français |
| Sibson's muscle | Musculus scalenus minimus | Scalenus minimus muscle | SIBSON, Francis | Physician | England, English, UK, British | |
| Schlemm's canal | Sinus venosus sclerae | Scleral venous sinus | SCHLEMM, Friedrich | Schlemm-Kanal, Canal at junction of cornea and sclera | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Sulcus of Eberstaller | Sulcus intermedius secundus | Second intermediate sulcus | EBERSTALLER, Oscar | Eberstaller's sulcus, Diagonal sulcus of frontal lobe, sulcus intermedius secundus | Anatomist | Austria, Österreicher, Austrian |
| Reichert cartilage | Cartilago arcus pharyngei primi | Second pharyngeal arch cartilage | REICHERT, Karl Bogislaus | Reichert-Knorpel | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Spiegelian line | Linea semilunaris | Semilunar line | SPIEGEL, Adriaan van den | Spieghel-Linie, Van den Spieghel's line, Spighel's line, Linea Spigeli | Anatomist | Flemish |
| Brodie's bursa | Bursa musculi semimembranosi | Semimembranosus bursa | BRODIE, Benjamin Collins | Bursa fibularis musculus semimembranace | Surgeon, physiologist | England, English, UK, British |
| Lobulus ansiformis of Bolk | Lobuli semilunares | Seminlunar lobules of posterior part of cerebellar hemisphere | BOLK, Lodewijk | Lobulus HVIIA, Lobulus ansiformis | Anatomist | Dutch, Holland, Netherlands, Nederlands |
| Nerve of Wrisberg | Nervus intermedius nervi facialis | Sensory root of facial nerve | WRISBERG, Heinrich August | Intermediate nerve | Gynaecologist and anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Muscle of Lancisi | Musculus papillaris septalis ventriculi dextri | Septal papillary muscle of right ventricle | LANCISI, Giovanni Maria | Septal papillary muscle of the infundibulum, Medial papillary muscle, Conal papillary muscle, Muscle of Lancisi | physician, epidemiologist, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Leonardo's cord | Trabecula septomarginalis | Septomarginal trabecula | da VINCI, Leonardo | Moderator band, Leonardo's cord, Da Vinci's cord, Leonardo-Muskelbalken | Polymath | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Ebner crescent | Semiluna serosa | Serous demilune | EBNER, Viktor Ritter von Rosenstein | Ebner-Halbmonde, Seröser Halbmond; Serous crescent, demilune of Gianuzzi, Gianuzzi-Halbmonde, Demilunes of Heidenhain, Ebner crescent | Histologist | Austria, Österreicher, Austrian |
| crescent of Giannuzzi | Semiluna serosa | Serous demilune | GIANNUZZI, Giuseppe Oronzo | Seröser Halbmond; Serous crescent, demilune of Gianuzzi, Gianuzzi-Halbmonde, Demilunes of Heidenhain, Ebner crescent | Physiologist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Demilunes of Heidenhain | Semiluna serosa | Serous demilune | HEIDENHAIN, Rudolf Peter Heinrich | Seröser Halbmond; Serous crescent, demilune of Gianuzzi, Gianuzzi-Halbmonde, Demilunes of Heidenhain, Ebner crescent | Physiologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Flack node | Nodus sinuatrialis | Sinoatrial node | FLACK, Martin | SA node, Sinu-atrial node, Sinuatrial node | Physiologist | England, English, UK, British |
| Node of Keith-Flack | Nodus sinuatrialis | Sinoatrial node | KEITH, Arthur | SA node, Sinu-atrial node, Sinuatrial node, scientific racism | Anatomist | Scottish, Scotland |
| Koch's node | Nodus sinuatrialis | Sinoatrial node | KOCH, Walter | SA node, Sinu-atrial node, Sinuatrial node | Pathologist, cardiologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Antrum of Highmore | Sinus maxillae | Sinus of maxilla | HIGHMORE, Nathaniel | Bony maxillary sinus, Sinus maxillaris osseus | Physician | England, English, UK, British |
| Ventricle of Verga | Ventriculus Vergae | Sixth ventricle | VERGA, Andrea | Ventriculus Vergae, Cavum psalterii, cavum psalterii, cavum vergae, sixth ventricle | Psychiatrist, neurologist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Thebesian veins | Venae cardiacae minimae | Smallest cardiac veins | THEBESIUS, Adam Christian | Cardiac venae minimae, venae cordis minimae, Thebesische Venen | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Respiratory bundle of Gierke | Tractus solitarius | Sollitary tract | GIERKE, Hans Paul Bernhard | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland | |
| Spaces of Fontana | Spatia anguli iridocornealis | Spaces of iridocorneal angle | FONTANA, Abbé Felice | Fontana-Raum | Philosopher, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Ónodi cell | Cellula sphenoethmoidalis | Sphenoethmoidal air cell | ÓNODI, Adolf | Ónodi-Grünwald-Zelle, air cell, | ENT surgeon, laryngologist | Hungary, Hungarian, Magyar |
| Bertin's bone | Concha sphenoidalis | Sphenoidal concha | BERTIN, Exupère Joseph | Sphenoidal turbinate, Concha ossis sphenoidis | Anatomist | France, French, français |
| Foramen of Vesalius | Foramen venosum | Sphenoidal emissary foramen | VESALIUS, Andreas | Foramen of Vesalius, Foramen Vesalii | Anatomist, physician | Flemish |
| sinus of Breschet | Sinus sphenoparietalis | Sphenoparietal sinus | BRESCHET, Gilbert | Veins of Breschet | Anatomist | France, French, français |
| Canal of Hyrtl | Foramen sphenotemporale | Sphenotemporal foramen | HYRTL, Joseph | Canal of Hyrtl, Porus crotaphyticobuccinatorius, Orbitomeningeal foramen | Anatomist | Austria, Österreicher, Austrian |
| Sphincter of Oddi | Sphincter ampullae | Sphincter of ampulla | ODDI, Ruggero | Musculus sphincter ampullae (hepatopancreaticae), Sphincter of the hepatopancreatic ampulla | Physiologist, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| sphincter of Boyden | Sphincter ductus biliaris | Sphincter of bile duct | BOYDEN, Edward Allen | Musculus sphincter ductus choledochi, Four-part sphincter of Boyden | Anatomist | USA, America, American |
| Substance of Rolando | Substantia gelatinosa | Spinal lamina II | ROLANDO, Luigi | Lamina spinalis II, Gelatinous substance of posterior horn, Substance of Rolando, Substantia Rolandi | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Rexed's laminae | Laminae spinales I | Spinal laminae | REXED, Bror Anders | Laminae of the spinal cord, Rexed-Schema, Zona marginalis | Anatomist | Sweden, Swedish, svenska |
| Bechterew's bundle | Tractus spinoolivaris | Spino-olivary tract | BEKHTEREV, Vladimir Michalovich von | Spinoolivary tract, fibrae spinoolivares, Bekhterev, Влади́мир Миха́йлович Бе́хтерев | Psychiatrist, neurologist | Russia, Russian, Россия |
| Tract of Helweg | Tractus spinoolivaris | Spino-olivary tract | HELWEG, Hans Kristian Saxtroph | Spinoolivary tract, Fibrae spinoolivares, Spinoolivary fibers, Helweg's tract | psychiatrist | Danish, Denmark, Dansk |
| Bundle of Held | Tractus tectospinalis | Spinotectal tract | HELD, Hans | Held's bundle | physician | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Spiral valves of Heister | Plica spiralis | Spiral mucosal fold of the cystic duct | HEISTER, Lorenz | Heister's valve, Valvula spiralis, Valvula Heisteri, Spiral valve of Heister, Heister's valve, ductus cystici vesicae biliaris, Heister-Klappe | Surgeon, botanist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| organ of Corti | Organum spirale | Spiral organ | CORTI, Alfonso | Organum Cortii, Organon spirale, Organon Cortii, Organ of Corti | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Schweigger-Seidel sheath | Vagina periarteriolaris macrophagocytica | Splenic ellipsoid | SCHWEIGGER-SEIDEL, Franz | Schweigger-Seidel-Hülsen | Physiologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Malpighian corpuscles | Pulpa splenis | Splenic pulp | MALPIGHI, Marcello | Pulpa splenica, Pulpa lienalis, Pulpa lienis, Malpighi-Körperchen | Physician, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Criminal fold of Morgenstern | Plica splenomentalis | Splenomental ligament | MORGENSTERN, Leon | Splenomental fold, criminal fold | Surgeon | USA, America, American |
| Kupffer cell | Macrophagocytus stellatus | Stellate macrophage | KUPFFER, Karl Wilhelm von | [von] Kupffer-Sternzelle, Kupffer–Browicz cells | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Verheyen stars | Venae stellatae | Stellate venules | VERHEYEN, Philipe | Verheyen-Venen, stellate veins, stellate venules, stellulae verheyenii, Verheyen stars | Surgeon, anatomist | Flemish |
| Angle of Louis | Angulus sterni | Sternal angle | LOUIS, Pierre Charles Alexandre | Angle of Ludwig, Angle of Ludovicus, Angulus sternalis, Angulus Ludovici | Physician | France, French, français |
| Larrey's triangle | Trigonum sternocostale | Sternocostal triangle | LARREY, Jean Dominique de | Sternocostal hiatus, Larrey-Spalte | Surgeon | France, French, français |
| Triangle of Morgagni | Trigonum sternocostale | Sternocostal triangle | MORGAGNI, Giovanni Battista | Sternocostal hiatus | Physician, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Foramina of Morgagni | Sternocostalis triangulorum | Sternocostal triangles | MORGAGNI, Giovanni Battista | Congentinal hiatus between sternal and costal parts of diaphragm | Physician, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Edinger's Comb System | Fibrae striatonigrales | Striatonigral fibres | EDINGER, Ludwig | Edinger's Kammsystem | Anatomist, neurologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Pencil bundles of Wilson | Fibrae striatopallidales | Striatopallidal fibers | WILSON, Samuel Alexander Kinnier | Neurologist | USA, America, American | |
| Paraolfactory area of Broca | Area subcallosa | Subcallosal area | BROCA, Pierre Paul | Area parolfactoria Brocae, Adolfactory area, Paraolfactory area of Broca, Area paraolfactorius | Physician, anthropologist | France, French, français |
| Bundle of Muratov | Fasciculus subcallosus | Subcallosal bundle | MURATOV, Vladimir Aleksandrovich | Subcallosal fasciculus, Muratoff | Neurologist | Russia, Russian, Россия |
| Colles fascia | Fascia superficialis penis | Subcutaneous tissue of penis | COLLES, Abraham | Colles' fascia, Superficial penile fascia, Superficial fascia of penis, Tela subcutanea penis | Surgeon and anatomist | Ireland, Irish, Gaeilge |
| Purkinje fiber | Myofibra conducens purkinjiensis | Subendocardiac conductive network | PURKINJE, Jan Evangelista | Purkinje-Fasern, Myofibra cardiaca conducens | Anatomist, Physiologist | Czech, čeština, Tschechisch |
| Purkinje fibres | Reticulum conducens subendocardiacum | Subendocardiac conductive network | PURKINJE, Jan Evangelista | Purkinje-Fasern | Anatomist, Physiologist | Czech, čeština, Tschechisch |
| Roller's nucleus | Nucleus subhypoglossalis | Subhypoglossal nucleus | ROLLER, Christian Friedrich Wilhelm | Nucleus of Roller | Neurologist, psychiatrist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Gland of Rivinus | Glandula sublingualis | Sublingual gland | RINVUS, Augustus Quirinus | Rivinus gland | Physiologist, botanist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Wharton's duct | Ductus submandibularis | Submandibular duct | WHARTON, Thomas | Ductus submaxillaris, Ductus Whartoni | Physician | England, English, UK, British |
| Brunner's glands | Glandulae duodenales | Submucosal glands of the duodenum | BRUNNER, Johann Konrad | Glandulae Brunneri, Brunner's glands, Duodenal submucosal glands, Glandulae submucosae duodenales, Brunner-Drüsen, | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Meissner's plexus | Plexus submucosus | Submucosal plexus | MEISSNER, Georg | Submucous plexus, Remak's plexus, Meissner-Plexus | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Remak's plexus | Plexus submucosus | Submucosal plexus | REMAK, Robert | Meissner's plexus, submucous plexus, Remak-Plexus | Pathologist | Poland, Polish, Polskie |
| Soemmerring's substance | Substantia nigra | Substantia nigra | SOEMMERRING, Samuel Thomas | Soemmering, Sömmerring | physician, anatomist, anthropologist, paleontologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Nucleus of Luys | Nucleus subthalamicus | Subthalamic nucleus | LUYS, Jules Bernard | Corpus of Luys, Corpus Luysii, Nucleus hypothalamicus, Corpus luysii | Neurologist | France, French, français |
| Subthalamic nucleus of Luys | Nucleus subthalamicus | Subthalamic nucleus | LUYS, Jules Bernard | Luys' body | Neurologist | France, French, français |
| Tract of Marie | Fasciculus sulcomarginalis funiculi anterioris | Sulcomarginal fasciculus | MARIE, Pierre | Neurologist | France, French, français | |
| Gallaudet's fascia | Fascia investiens superficialis | Superficial investing fascia of perineum | GALLAUDET, Bern Budd | Fascia investiens superficialis perinei, Superficial investing fascia of perineum, Deep perineal fascia, Fascia superficialis perinei, Gallaudet's fascia | Surgeon, anatomist | USA, America, American |
| Van Gehuchten cell | Neuron juxtaglomerulare | Superficial short axon cells | GEHUCHTEN, Arthur van | van Gehuchten-Zelle, VG cell | Anatomist | Belgium, Belgian, Belgen, Belges, Belgier |
| Stripe of Kaes-Bechterew | Sublamina superficialias 3a, Kaes-Bechterew-Streifen | Superficial sublayer 3a of cerebral cortex | BEKHTEREV, Vladimir Michalovich von | Bekhterev | neurologist, psychiatrist | Russia, Russian, Россия |
| Stripe of Kaes-Bechterew | Sublamina superficialias 3a, Kaes-Bechterew-Streifen | Superficial sublayer 3a of cerebral cortex | KAES, Theodor | Anatomist, neurologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland | |
| Theile's muscle | Musculus transversus perinei superficialis | Superficial transverse perineal muscle | THEILE, Friedrich William | Thiele | Physician, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Trolard's vein | Vena anastomotica superior | Superior anastomotic vein | TROLARD, Paulin | Vein of Trolard, Trolard-Vene | Anatomist | France, French, français |
| Denonvilliers fascia | Fascia superior diaphragmatis pelvis | Superior fascia of pelvic diaphragm | DENONVILLIERS, Charles-Pierre | Fascia interna diaphragmatis pelvis, Pars diaphragmatica fasciae pelvis, | anatomist, plastic surgeon | France, French, français |
| Ganglion of Ehrenritter | Ganglion superius nervi glossopharyngei | Superior ganglion of glossopharyngeal nerve | EHRENRITTER, Johann | Ganglion intracraniale nervi glossopharyngei, Ganglion rostralis nervi glossopharyngei, Ehrenritter's Ganglion, | Anatomist | Austria, Österreicher, Austrian |
| Lesshaft's triangle | Trigonum lumbale superius | Superior lumbar triange | LEESHAFT, Pjotr F. | Grynfeltt triangle, Lesshaft's space, Lesshaft-Dreieck, Лесгафт | Physician | Russia, Russian, Россия |
| Grynfeltt triangle | Trigonum lumbale superius | Superior lumbar triangle | GRYNFELTT, Joseph Casimir | Grynfelt-Dreieck | Gynaecologist | France, French, français |
| Valve of Vieussens | Velum medullare superius | Superior medullary velum of fourth ventricle | de VIEUSSENS, Raymond | Superior boundary of fourth ventricle | Anatomist | France, French, français |
| Prussak's space | Recessus superior | Superior recess of the middle ear | PRUSSAK, Alexander | Otologist | Russia, Russian, Россия | |
| Kohnstamm's nucleus | Nucleus salivatorius superior | Superior salivatory nucleus | KOHNSTAMM, Oskar | Nucleos of Kohnstamm | Neurologist, psychiatrist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Müller's muscle | Musculus tarsalis superior | Superior tarsal muscle | MÜLLER, Heinrich | Lamina profunda levatoris palpebrae superioris, Müller-Muskel | Anatomist, physiologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Angular nucleus of Bechterew | Nucleus vestibularis superior | Superior vestibular nucleus | BEKHTEREV, Vladimir Michalovich von | Bechterew's nucleus, Bekhterev, Nucleus vestibularis cranialis, Nucleus vestibularis rostralis, Bechterew-Kern, Bekhterev, Влади́мир Миха́йлович Бе́хтерев | neurologist, psychiatrist | Russia, Russian, Россия |
| Wilkie's artery | Arteria supraduodenalis | Supraduodenal artery | WILKIE, David Percival Dalbreck | Surgeon | Scottish, Scotland | |
| Macewen's triangle | Foveola suprameatalis | Suprameatal fovea | MACEWEN, William | Foveola suprameaticus | Surgeon | Scottish, Scotland |
| Henle's spine | Spina suprameatalis | Suprameatal spine | HENLE, Friedrich Gustav Jakob | Spina suprameatica, spina supra meatum | physician, pathologist, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Sibson's fascia | Membrana suprapleuralis | Suprapleural membrane | SIBSON, Francis | Physician | England, English, UK, British | |
| Space of Burns | Spatium suprasternale | Suprasternal space | BURNS, Allan | Burns space | Anatomist | Scottish, Scotland |
| Campbell's ligament | Ligamentum suspensorium axillae | Suspensory ligament of axilla | CAMPBELL, William Francis | Gerdy's ligament | Surgeon | USA, America, American |
| Gerdy's ligament | Ligamentum suspensorium axillae | Suspensory ligament of axilla | GERDY, Pierre Nicolas | Campbell's ligament | physician | France, French, français |
| Lockwood's ligament | Ligamentum suspensorium bulbi oculi | Suspensory ligament of eyeball | LOCKWOOD, Charles Barrett | Lockwood’s ligament | Surgeon, anatomist | England, English, UK, British |
| Ligament of Treitz | ligament suspensorium duodeni | Suspensory ligament of the duodenum | TREITZ, Wenzel | Treitz-Band | Pathologist | Czech, čeština, Tschechisch |
| Berry's ligament | Ligamentum suspensorium glandulae thyreoideae | Suspensory ligament of thyroid gland | BERRY, James | Surgeon | England, English, UK, British | |
| Cooper's ligaments | Ligamenta suspensoria mammaria | Suspensory ligaments of breast | COOPER, Astley Paston | Retinaculum cutis mammae, Suspensory retinaculum of breast, ligamenta suspensoria mammae, Cooper’s ligaments | Surgeon | England, English, UK, British |
| Muscle of Treitz | Musculus suspensorius duodeni | Suspensory muscle of duodenum | TREITZ, Wenzel | Treitz-Muskel | Pathologist | Czech, čeština, Tschechisch |
| Wormian bone | Os suturale | Sutural bone | WORM, Ole | Sutural bone of skull, Olaus Wormius | physician, anatomist | Danish, Denmark, Dansk |
| Gray's type I synapse | Synapsis symmetrica | Symmetrical synapse | GRAY, Edward George | Type 1 synapse | anatomist | England, English, UK, British |
| Haversian fold | Plicae synoviales | Synovial fold | HAVERS, Clopton | Plice articularis, Haversian fold | Physician, anatomist | England, English, UK, British |
| Meissne's corpuscle | Corpusculum ovoideum | Tactile corpuscule | MEISSNER, Georg | Meißner-Tastkörperchen | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Merkel cell | Epitheliocytus tactilis | Tactile epithelial cell | MERKEL, Friedrich Sigmund | Merkel-Zellen, Merkel-Ranvier cells | Anatomist, histopathologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Merkel's tactile disc | Meniscus tactilis | Tactile meniscus | MERKEL, Friedrich Sigmund | Cup-shaped expansion of nerve ending | Anatomist, histopathologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Meibomian glands | Glandulae tarsales | Tarsal glands | MEIBOM, Heinrich | Glandulae tarseae, glandulae meibomi, Meibom-Drüsen | Physician | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Lisfranc joint | Articulationes tarsometatarsales | Tarsometatarsal joints | LISFRANC, Jacques | Articulationes tarsometatarsales, Articuli tarsometatarsseae, Lisfranc-Gelenklinie | Surgeon | France, French, français |
| Bundle of Türck | Fibrae temporopontinae (capsulae internae) | Temporopontine fibres | TÜRCK, Ludwig | Türck-Bündel | Neurologist | Austria, Österreicher, Austrian |
| Camper's chiasma | Chiasma tendinum | Tendinous chiasm | CAMPER, Petrus | Anatomist | Dutch, Holland, Netherlands, Nederlands | |
| Todaro's tendon | Tendo valvulae veae cavae inferioris | Tendon of inferior pyramidal space | TODARO, Francesco | Tendon of valve of inferior vena cava, Tendo spatii pyramidalis inferioris, Todaro-Sehne | Physiologist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Golgi tendon organ | Organum sensorium tendinis | Tendon organ | GOLGI, Camillo | Golgi-Sehnenorgan, GTO, neurotendinous organ, neurotendinous spindle | Anatomist, biologist, pathologist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Eustachian muscle | Tensor tympani | Tensor tympani | EUSTACHI, Bartolomeo | Musculus tensor tympani, Tensor tympani muscle, | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Nerve of Arnold | Ramus tentorius nervi ophthalmici | Tentorial branch of ophthalmic nerve | ARNOLD, Friedrich | Recurrent meningeal branch of ophthalmic nerve | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Hassall bodies | Corpusculum thymicum | Thymic corpuscles (bodies) | HASSALL, Arthur Hill | Thymic corpuscles, Hassall-Körperchen | Physician | England, English, UK, British |
| Hassall-Virchow corpuscles | Corpusculum thymicum | Thymic corpuscles (bodies) | VIRCHOW, Rudolf Ludwig Karl | Thymic corpuscles, Virchow-Hassall-Körperchen | Pathologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Zone of Obersteiner-Redlich | Zonae transitionis radicum nervorum | Transitional zones of nerve roots | OBERSTEINER, Heinrich | Redlich-Obersteiner-Zone, Entry area of dorsal root nerve fibre | Neuroanatomist | Austria, Österreicher, Austrian |
| Zone of Obersteiner-Redlich | Zonae transitionis radicum nervorum | Transitional zones of nerve roots | REDLICH, Emil | Redlich-Obersteiner-Zone, Entry area of dorsal root nerve fibre | Psychiatrist | Austria, Österreicher, Austrian |
| Addison's plane | Planum transpyloricum | Transpyloric plane | ADDISON, Christopher | Addison-Ebene | Physician, anatomist, politician | England, English, UK, British |
| Ligament of Brodie | Ligamentum transversum humeri | Transverse humeral ligament | BRODIE, Benjamin Collins | Surgeon, physiologist | England, English, UK, British | |
| Ligament of Weber | Ligamentum transversum genus | Transverse ligament of knee | WEBER, Ernst Heinrich | Transverse genicular ligament | Physician, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Sulcus of Brissaud | Sulcus parietalis transversus | Transverse parietal sulcus | BRISSAUD, Édouard | Sulcus parietalis transversus of Brissaud | Physician | France, French, français |
| Theile's canal | Sinus transversus pericardii | Transverse pericardial sinus | THEILE, Friedrich William | Transverse sinus of pericardial cavity, Thiele | Physician, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Ligament of Krause | Ligamentum transversum perinei | Transverse perineal ligament | KRAUSE, Wilhelm | Ligamentum transversum pelvis, Ligamentum praeurethrale, Preurethral ligament of Waldeyer, Ligament of Winslow | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Preurethral ligament of Waldeyer | Ligamentum transversum perinei | Transverse perineal ligament | WALDEYER, Heinrich Wilhelm Gottfried | Ligamentum transversum pelvis, Ligamentum praeurethrale, Preurethral ligament of Waldeyer, Ligament of Winslow | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Ligament of Winslow | Ligamentum transversum perinei | Transverse perineal ligament | WINSLOW, Jacob Benignus | Ligamentum transversum pelvis, Ligamentum praeurethrale, Preurethral ligament of Waldeyer, Ligament of Winslow, Ligament of Krause | Anatomist | Danish, Denmark, Dansk |
| Houston's valve | Plicae transversae recti | Transverse rectal folds | HOUSTON, John | Transverse folds of rectum, Plicae transversales recti, Valves of Houston, Folds of Houston, Kohlrausch's fold middle fold, Houston-Falte, internal rectal folds | Surgeon | Ireland, Irish, Gaeilge |
| Chopart joint | Articulatio tarsi transversa | Transverse tarsal joint | CHOPART, François | Midtarsal joint complex, chopart's joint, Articulatio Choparti, Chopart-Gelenk | Surgeon | France, French, français |
| gyri of Heschl | Gyri temporales transversi | Transverse temporal gyri | HESCHL, Richard Ladislaus | Heschlsche Querwindungen, Heschl’s transverse convolutions | Pathologist, anatomist | Austria, Österreicher, Austrian |
| Kohlrausch's fold | Plica transversa recti | Tranverse rectal folds | KOHLRAUSCH, Otto | Tranverse folds of rectum, pilcae transversales recti, Valves of Houston, Folds of Houston, Kohlrausch's fold middle fold, Kohlrausch-Falte | Physician, surgeon, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Koch's triangle | Trigonum nodi atrioventricularis | Triangle of atrioventricular node | KOCH, Walter | Koch-Dreieck | Pathologist, cardiologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Meckel's cave | Cavum trigeminale | Trigeminal cavity | MECKEL, Johann Friedrich | Trigeminal cave, Cavum Meckeli | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Gasserian ganglion | Ganglion trigeminale | Trigeminal ganglion | GASSER, Johann Lorenz | Ganglion semilunare, Semilunar ganglion, Ganglion Gasseri, Ganglion of Gasser, Gasser-Ganglion | Anatomist | Austria, Österreicher, Austrian |
| Meckel's groove | Impressio trigeminalis | Trigeminal impression | MECKEL, Johann Friedrich | Impressio trigemini, Meckel-Rinne | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Lieutaud's trigone | Trigonum vesicae | Trigone of bladder | LIEUTAUD, Joseph | Trigonum Lieutaudi, Lieutaud-Dreieck | Physician, anatomist | France, French, français |
| Eustachian amygdala | Tonsilla tubaria | Tubal tonsil | EUSTACHI, Bartolomeo | Gerlach's tonsil, lymphoid, nasopharynx | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Gerlach's tonsil | Tonsilla tubaria | Tubal tonsil | GERLACH, Joseph von | Eustachian amygdala | Physiologist, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Gerdy's tubercle | Tuberculum tractus iliotibialis | Tubercle of iliotibial tract | GERDY, Pierre Nicolas | physician | France, French, français | |
| foramen of Huschke | Foramen tympanicum | Tympanic foramen | HUSCHKE, Emil | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland | |
| Rivinus membrane | Membrana tympanica | Tympanic membrane | RINVUS, Augustus Quirinus | Physiologist, botanist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland | |
| Nerve of Arnold | Nervus tympanicus | Tympanic nerve | ARNOLD, Friedrich | Tympanic branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Nerve of Jacobson | Nervus tympanicus | Tympanic nerve | JACOBSON, Ludwig Levin | Nerve of Arnold | Anatomist | Danish, Denmark, Dansk |
| Jacobson's nerve | Nervus tympanicus | Tympanic nerve | JACOBSON, Ludwig Levin | Jacobson-Nerv, tympanic branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve | Anatomist | Danish, Denmark, Dansk |
| Rivinus notch | Incisura tympanica | Tympanic notch | RINVUS, Augustus Quirinus | Incisura tympanica ossis temporalis | Physiologist, botanist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Jacobson's plexus | Plexus tympanicus | Tympanic plexus | JACOBSON, Ludwig Levin | Plexus of Jacobson, Jacobson-Plexus | Anatomist | Danish, Denmark, Dansk |
| Guyon's canal | Canalis ulnaris | Ulnar canal | GUYON, Jean Casimir Félix | Guyon-Loge, Loge de Guyon | Urologist | France, French, français |
| Uncinate bundle of Russell | Fasciculus uncinatus cerebelli | Uncinate fasciculus of cerebellum | RUSSELL, William | Tract of Russell | Physician, pathologist | Scottish, Scotland |
| Winslow's pancreas | Processus uncinatus pancreatis | Uncinate process of pancreas | WINSLOW, Jacob Benignus | Pancreas Winslowi | Anatomist | Danish, Denmark, Dansk |
| Luschka's joint | Uncovertebral iuncturam | Uncovertebral joint | LUSCHKA, Hubert | Neurocentral joint, Luschka-Gelenk | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Glands of Littré | Glandulae urethrales femininae | Urethral glands of female urethra | LITTRE, Alexis | Glands of Littré, Glands of Littre, Littré-Drüsen | Surgeon, Anatomist | France, French, français |
| Glands of Littré | Glandulae urethrales masculinae | Urethral glands of male urethra | LITTRE, Alexis | Glands of Littré, Glands of Littre, Littré-Drüsen | Surgeon, Anatomist | France, French, français |
| Lacunae of Morgagni | Lacunae urethrales masculinae | Urethral lacunae of male urethra | MORGAGNI, Giovanni Battista | Lacunae Morgagnii | Physician, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Fallopian tube | Tuba uterina | Uterine tube | FALLOPPIO, Gabriele | Salpinx, salpinges, Tuba Falloppii, Oviduct, Fallopian tube, | Botanist, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Ligament of Petit | Ligamentum rectouterinum | Uterosacral ligament | PETIT, Jean Louis | Rectouterine ligament, recto-uterine ligament, ligamentum uterosacrale, Petit-Band | Surgeon, anatomist | France, French, français |
| Frankenhäuser ganglion | Plexus uterovaginalis | Uterovaginal plexus | FRANKENHÄUSER, Ferdinand | Frankenhäuser-Plexus/Ganglion | Gynaecologist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Valve of Vieussens | Valve between coronary sinus and great cardiac vein | de VIEUSSENS, Raymond | Vieussens valve of the coronary sinus | Anatomist | France, French, français | |
| Thebesian valve | Valvula sinus coronarii | Valve of coronary sinus | THEBESIUS, Adam Christian | Valva Thebesii, Thebesische Klappe | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Eustachian valve | Valvula venae cavae inferioris | Valve of inferior vena cava | EUSTACHI, Bartolomeo | Eustachian valve, Valvula Eustachii, Valvula venae cavae caudalis, Eustachische Klappe | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Guerin's valve | Valvula fossae navicularis | Valve of navicular fossa | GUÉRIN, Alphonse | Plica fossae navicularis | Surgeon | France, French, français |
| Volkmann canal | Canalis transversus | Vascular canals in bone | VOLKMANN, Alfred Wilhelm | Volkmann-Kanal | Physiologist, anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Haller's circle | Circulus vasculosus nervi optici | Vascular circle of optic nerve | HALLER, Albrecht von | Circulus vasculosus Halleri | anatomist, physiologist | Swiss, schweizerisch, Switzerland |
| Sattler's layer | Lamina vaculosa | Vascular layer of choroid | SATTLER, Hubert | Vascular lamina of choroid, Haller's layer | Ophthalmologist | Austria, Österreicher, Austrian |
| Vidian veins | Vena canalis pterygoidei | Vein of pterygoid canal | VIDIUS, Vidus | GUIDI, Guido | Anatomist | France, French, français |
| Von Gudden's commissure | Commissura supraoptica ventralis | Ventral supra-optic commissure | GUDDEN, Bernhard Aloys von | Commissura Guddeni | Psychiatrist, neuroanatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Tegmental area of Tsai | Nuclei areae tegmentalis anterioris | Ventral tegmental nuclei | TSAI, Chiao | Anterior tegmental nuclei, Dopaminergic cell group A10, Serotonergic cell group BB, Ventral tegmental area of Tsai, Cai Qiao, 蔡翘, 蔡翹 | physician, physiologist | China, Chinese, 中国, 中國, |
| Atlas | Vertebra cervicalis I | Vertebra C1 | ATLAS | Vertebra cervicalis I, Vertebra C1, Vertebra C1, Os atlanticum, Atlas bone | Titan of endurance, strength, and astronomy | Ancient Greece |
| Cruveilhier's nerve | Nervus vertebralis | Vertebral nerve | CRUVEILHIER, Jean Cruveilhier | sympathicus, Nerve of Cruveilhier | Pathologist | France, French, français |
| Cruveilhier's plexus | Plexus vertebralis | Vertebral plexus | CRUVEILHIER, Jean Cruveilhier | Visceralis, Plexus of Cruveilhier | Pathologist | France, French, français |
| Hydatid of Morgagni | Appendices vesiculosae | Vesicular appendices | MORGAGNI, Giovanni Battista | Physician, anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano | |
| Graafian follicle | Folliculi ovarici vesiculosi | Vesicular ovarian follicles | GRAAF, Reinier de | Folliculi vesiculosi ovarii, Folliculi oophori vesiculosi, Folliculi Graafi, Graaf-Follikel, Reijnerus de Graeff | Physician and anatomist | Dutch, Holland, Netherlands, Nederlands |
| Scarpa's ganglion | Ganglion vestibulare | Vestibular ganglion | SCARPA, Antonio | Ganglion of Scarpa, Ganglion vestibuli | Anatomist | Italian, Italy, italiano |
| Reissner's membrane | Membrana vestibularis | Vestibular membrane of the cochlea | REISSNER, Ernst | Vestibular wall of cochlear duct, vestibular surface of cochlear duct, membrane reissneri, Reissner-Membran | Anatomist | Latvia, Latvian |
| Huschke's cartilage | Cartilago vomeronasalis | Vomeronasal cartilage | HUSCHKE, Emil | Huschke's cartilage, Jacobson's cartilage, Cartilago Jacobsoni, Huschke-Knorpel | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Jacobson's cartilage | Cartilago vomeronasalis | Vomeronasal cartilage | JACOBSON, Ludwig Levin | Huschke's cartilage, Jacobson's cartilage, Cartilago Jacobsoni | Anatomist | Danish, Denmark, Dansk |
| Jacobson's cartilage | Cartilago vomeronasalis | Vomeronasal cartilage | JACOBSON, Ludwig Levin | Huschke's cartilage, Cartilago Jacobsoni, Jacobson-Anastomose | Anatomist | Danish, Denmark, Dansk |
| Jacobson's organ | Organum vomeronasale | Vomeronasal organ | JACOBSON, Ludwig Levin | Organon vomeronasale, Organon Jacobsoni, Jacobson's organ , Jacobson-Organ | Anatomist | Danish, Denmark, Dansk |
| Ruysch veins | Venae vorticosae | Vorticose veins | RUYSCH, Frederik | Venae chorioideae majores, venae chorioideae oculi | Anatomist, botanist | Dutch, Holland, Netherlands, Nederlands |
| substance of Arnold | Substantia reticularis alba | White reticular substance | ARNOLD, Friedrich | Petrosal foramen | Anatomist | German, Germany, Deutsche, Deutschland |
| Hannover's canal | Spatia zonularia (lentis) | Zonular spaces | HANNOVER, Adolph | Lentis, Spatium apparatus suspensorii lentis, Hannover’s canal, Hannover’s spaces, Petit’s canal, Petit’s spaces | Pathologist, Histologist | Danish, Denmark, Dansk |
| Canal of Petit | Spatia zonularia (lentis) | Zonular spaces | PETIT, Francois Pourfour du | Lentis, Spatium apparatus suspensorii lentis, Hannover’s canal, Hannover’s spaces, Petit’s canal, Petit’s spaces, Petit-Kanal | Ophthalmic surgeon, anatomist | France, French, français |
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