Histological Nomenclature

Histological nomenclature (Latin nomen - name + Greek -logos - teaching) is a system for establishing names that designate elements of tissues, organs, living organisms and their structures (Clemson, Yanovsky).

The origin of the term histological nomenclature is due to the fact that at the beginning of the 20th century, a discrepancy between old and new scientific terms was noticed. The reason for this was the emergence in different countries of dozens of different terms introduced by the authors of publications without sufficient consistency with other researchers and not generally accepted in histological science. To eliminate confusion due to different interpretations of the same terms, a special Terminology Commission was created, which proposed a list of terms and, if necessary, made changes to the existing list. Subsequently, the Commission took charge of maintaining the “Nomenclature of Research in the Field of Histology and Embryology” (“Nomina Histologica et Embryologica”) not only in accordance with the work plans of international communities, but also taking into account