A new anatomical nomenclature, relating to the terms which are expressive of position and aspect in the animal system ... / [John Barclay].

  • John Barclay
Date:
1803
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Credit: A new anatomical nomenclature, relating to the terms which are expressive of position and aspect in the animal system ... / [John Barclay]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    tion can poflibly be given, where a language is wanting to exprefs thefe circumftances. Such a language, it is much to be regretted, is not at prefent known in anatomy; although the want of it has often been felt, often complain- ed of, and partial attempts frequently made to remedy the evil. | The vague ambiguity of fuch terms as /upe- rior, inferior, anterior, poftertor, &c. has been felt and acknowledged by every perfon th2 leatt verfant in anatomical defcription. Vicq D’A- zyr, who faw the confufion with which they were attended in comparative anatomy, had refolved to reject them as definite characteriftic expreffions; and perhaps had he ferioufly thought of their confequences, would have re- jected them as occafional adjunés. But with all refpeét for fo great a man, he faw more clearly to point out the error than to remove it. His terms occipital, fyncipital, and fron- tal, to denote three afpects of the head, are — borrowed from bones, none of which are ever confined to a fingle afpe@; and his ufe of ie g fo ge 1 ONS
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