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10/15/2026

Today October 15, 2026 we celebrate World Anatomy Day!

10/02/2026

This article discusses the capacity of the heart to act as a "free agent", separate from the nervous system when it is needed of in the case of a transplanted heart. The original article by Dr. Jose Manuel Revuelta was published in Spanish.

Medical Terminology Daily is a blog prepared by Clinical Anatomy Associates, Inc. and Dr. Miranda as a service to the medical community, medical students, and the medical industry. We will post a workweek daily medical or surgical term, its meaning and usage, as well as biographical notes on anatomi...

07/11/2026

The life and works of Dr Hakaru Hashimoto, the discoverer of what we know today as "Hashimoto's Disease".

This video was made in collaboration with Dr. Roberto Villaseca Najarian, endocrinologist, Santiago, Chile.

Endocrinologist's note: The large goiter shown in this video is a type of case rarely seen today. This picture was taken in 1910. Public domain.

Sources:
1. Krustrimoviv, N; Fazzino, GFM; Gallo, D. et al. Dr Hashimoto and the discovery of autoimmune hypothyroidism. (PDF) Medicina Historica 2023; Vol. 7, N. 2: e2023034 9 https://www.mattioli1885journals.com/...
2. Sawin, Clark T. M.D. Hakaru Hashimoto (1881–1934) and His Disease. The Endocrinologist 11(2):p 73-76, March 2001 https://journals.lww.com/theendocrino...
3. Hashimoto, H. Zur Kenntniss der lymphomatosen veränderung der Schilddrüse (Struma lymphomatosa) Archiv für Klinische Chirurgie, 1912 (PDF) https://numerabilis.u-paris.fr/ressou...
4. Hashimoto, K. Life and Times: Hakaru Hashimoto. ThyroWorld Spring 2006:16. (PDF) https://akasu.com/wp-content/uploads/...

Notes:
(*) Bernhard Moritz Carl Ludwig Riedel (1846-1916) German surgeon.
(**) Robert James Graves (1796 – 1853) Irish surgeon.
Dr. Hashimoto's portrait, public domain, enhanced via AI
Goiter image attribution: Martin Finborud, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

https://youtu.be/RAPEcqvo2G8

The life and works of Dr Hakaru Hashimoto, the discoverer of what w...

06/23/2026

Another "Moment in History"... an endocrinologist's view of Dr. Hakaru Hashimoto's (1881 -1934) life and work. His discovery today carries his name: Hashimoto's disease". This article is a collaboration work with a friend and classmate in Santiago, Chile.

https://www.clinicalanatomy.com/mtd/982-hakaru-hashimoto-1881-1934

06/17/2026

This is very high up on my list of personal annoyances or pet peeves. It was first brought up to my attention by Aaron Ruhalter, MD in his lectures. I was elated to find an article by Dr John H. Dirckx that took on the topic of the pronunciation of these terms. Dr. Dirckx states that the word should be pronounced with a short "i" as in "dissent"

The words “anatomy” and “dissection” are actually synonymous.

This is one of my pet peeves, the mispronunciation of this medical ...

06/11/2026

Here is the second part of this video. In it we follow the techniques and the culture of dissection in the Renaissance, and how Andreas Vesalius and a murderous criminal met in 1543.

This video goes into more detail on the dissection techniques and c...

06/02/2026

Here is the story of how a famous Renaissance anatomist crossed paths with a beheaded bigamist criminal in 1543, leading to the oldest anatomical preparation in the world.

Medical Terminology Daily is a blog prepared by Clinical Anatomy Associates, Inc. and Dr. Miranda as a service to the medical community, medical students, and the medical industry. We will post a workweek daily medical or surgical term, its meaning and usage, as well as biographical notes on anatomi...

05/26/2026

The more I study the heart, the more amazed I am by its complexity and function. Having read an article in Spanish written by Dr. Jose Manuel Revuelta, I asked him permission to translate and post. Hope you like it as much as I did.

Medical Terminology Daily is a blog prepared by Clinical Anatomy Associates, Inc. and Dr. Miranda as a service to the medical community, medical students, and the medical industry. We will post a workweek daily medical or surgical term, its meaning and usage, as well as biographical notes on anatomi...

05/23/2026

We revisit a medical term 14 years after posting it for the first time!!

05/22/2026

It has been 14 years since I started "Medical Terminology Daily" and our first article was on the medical word "Bariatric". Today we re-analyze this word and related medical words. Enjoy!!

Medical Terminology related to doctors and segments of Medicine. Le...