Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Anatomical Nomenclature

People name anatomical features after themselves all the time, so why not name people after anatomical features?  Should I marry an anatomist who will permit me to do so, here are the anatomical names I would give to our children.


Boys' names:
  • Olecranon (This is my favorite of all names.  I might actually give my son this middle name.)
  • Peroneus (His grandson could be named Peroneus tertius!)
  • Anconeus
  • Hallux
  • Talus
  • Soleus
Girls' names:
  • Calyx
  • Piriformis ("Piri" for short.)
  • Carina
  • Trigone
  • Amygdala
  • Nephron*
These are the only acceptable ones I can think of at the moment.  There are names that I wouldn't ever give any child, no matter how ugly it was, like "Salpinx," "Urethra," "Ulna," "Uvula," "Fornix," or "Epididymis."


*Also an abbreviation for the late Nora Ephron, may she rest in peace.

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