The relevance of international anatomical terminology classifications to the classification of Serbian anatomical terminology

Abstract

The aim of this paper, defined in the context of an absence of a uniform and comprehensive Serbian anatomical nomenclature, is to highlight the factors in the classification of anatomical terminology, at the international and individual national levels, which may be relevant to the classification of Serbian anatomical terminology. For that purpose the paper reviews relevant literature describing the process, and analyzing the results, of classification at the international and different national levels, both in the narrower field of anatomy as well as in other areas of medicine and health care. The paper also points out important elements in the use of anatomical terminology in Serbian literature so far, as well as issues and dilemmas that are of crucial importance in this domain. The paper describes sources, patterns and methods that could serve as a basis for a uniform and comprehensive classification of anatomical terms in the Serbian language. The paper also proposes and describes a possible method of Serbian anatomical terminology classification.