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nomenclature /no·men·cla·ture/ (no´men-kla″cher) a classified system of names, as of anatomical structures, organisms, etc.

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binomial nomenclature  the system of designating plants and animals by two latinized words signifying the genus and species.

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no·men·cla·ture (nmn-klchr, n-mnkl-)

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A system of names used in a science, as of anatomical structures or biological organisms.

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nomenclature

[nō′mənklā′chər, nōmen′-]

Etymology: L, nomen, name, clamare, to call

a consistent, systematic method of naming used in a scientific discipline to denote classifications and avoid ambiguities in names, such as binomial nomenclature in biology and chemical nomenclature in chemistry.

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nomenclature (nō´menklā´chur),

n the formally adopted terminology of a science, art, or discipline; the system of names or terms used in a particular branch of science.

nomenclature, anatomic,

n a naming system used to identify and classify the structures and organs of the body.

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nomenclature

terminology; a classified system of technical names, as of anatomical structures, organisms, etc.

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binomial nomenclature

the system of designating plants and animals by two latinized words signifying the genus and species.

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nomenclature

Any system for assigning names to a particular structure. See Binomial nomenclature, Classification, SNOMED, SNOP, Taxonomy Alternative medicine The names used in alternative health care often overlap with those of mainstream medicine and other fields and may confuse practitioners of both types of medicine, as well as Pts.

Nomenclature–alternative medical term–sources of confusion

Different uses for same term Eg, colonic irrigation is used in mainstream medicine for flushing the colon in preparation for emergency surgery, and in alternative health as a synonym for colon therapy, the practice of performing multiple enemas to flush out putative toxins; similarly, herbologists use the same names for medicinal plants as used by horticulturists, which may or may not refer to the same plants; Example: geranium for ornamental use and for medicinal use

Different terms for the same entity Eg, homeopaths use a latinized term, Natrum muriaticum, for table salt–sodium chloride; similarly, some herbs are known by the trivial name, eg, rue, and blood root, while the homeopathic remedies based on these same plants take the Latin name, Ruta, and Sanguinaria, respectively