Fallopian tubes

[oldtime dfl_er]

Did you know Fallopian tubes are named after a 16th century Italian (male) Catholic priest, Gabriele Falloppio? How about we rename those things?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriele_Falloppio

[wnylib]

1. We could call them egg chutes.

[oldtime dfl_er]

2. better!

HAHAHA

[frogmarch]

3. Yes, it's way past time!

And should never have been in the first place.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/21/science/anatomy-women-reproduction-epoynms.html

snip:

But such terms may be on their way out of medicine. Scientifically, anatomists frown on naming parts after people for several reasons. These terms are useless, offering little information about what any given body part actually does. They’re confusing: Surnames sometimes vie for the same part (for example, the bodies of Arantius are also known as the nodules of Morgagni), and some surnames adorn multiple parts (Gabriele Falloppio lays claim to a tube, a canal, a muscle and a valve, not to mention a flowering buckwheat plant). Finally, they give the unfortunate, off-putting impression that medicine (and the female pelvis) is still an old boys’ club.

[oldtime dfl_er]

4. LOVE IT!

Thanks for sharing!!

[Ocelot II]

7. The name "Islets of Langerhans" is another one - a name notably unhelpful wrt what they do:

They live in the pancreas and make insulin and other hormones.

[frogmarch]

8. I remember the name

but I would never have remembered what they were if you hadn't said.

[mitch96]

5. I like the latin term Tubus Ova... The egg tube..

Goo goo g'joob....
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[LudwigPastorius]

6. Because, when I think of experts on female anatomy...

I think of Catholic priests.

[niyad]

9. Exactly.

[milestogo]

10. The Clitoris was "discovered" in 1559 by anatomist Renaldus Columbus

who was presumably working on a corpse.

Seems strange that nobody found it before that...

https://www.ursu.ca/2021/10/01/the-history-of-the-clitoris/

[Marthe48]

11. Lucy and Ethel

or Tina and Amy

[SharonClark]

12. Lay off Falloppio, he was a respected anatomist and physician

Also on Wiki:
Gabriele Falloppio (1523 – 9 October 1562) was an Italian Catholic priest and anatomist often known by his Latin name Fallopius. He was one of the most important anatomists and physicians of the sixteenth century, giving his name to the Fallopian tube.

is family was noble but very poor and it was only by a hard struggle he succeeded in obtaining an education. Financial difficulties led him to join the clergy, and in 1542, he became a canon at Modena's cathedral. He studied medicine at the University of Ferrara, at that time one of the best medical schools in Europe. He received his medical doctorate in 1548 under the guidance of Antonio Musa Brassavola. After taking his degree he worked at various medical schools and then became professor of anatomy at Ferrara, in 1548. Hieronymus Fabricius was one of his famous students. He was called the next year to the University of Pisa, then the most important university in Italy. In 1551 Falloppio was invited to occupy the chair of anatomy and surgery at the University of Padua. He also held the professorship of botany and was superintendent of the botanical gardens. Though he died before his fortieth birthday, he had made his mark on anatomy for all time.

It would help to know a little about 16th century history and culture before conflating a 'priest' in the 1500's with a priest in 2022.

[oldtime dfl_er]

13. Moot

who cares if he was an old timey priest and anatomist? He didn't have Fallopian tubes.