Abstract

The Calva (scalp) is the set of tissues that cover the upper, posterior and lateral regions of the bony head. This term, belonging to the first Latin declension characteristic of feminine nouns, is valid as an official term inTerminologiaAnatomica through the numerical code 7113. However, the main translations of the same into Spanish and English are skull and bald. For this reason, objective of the present study was to analyze the etymology of Latin termCalva in order to evaluate and discuss the coherenceSmith, between its lexical and morphological relationship, thus contributingVOX. to the understanding and correct naming of the terms belonging to Terminologia Anatomica. To address this issue, searches were conducted using Latin-Spanish and Latin-English dictionaries, where an etymological analysis determined that the relationship of the termDirecci & oacute;n in question with the skull and the epithet bald is due to the thatCalvus, a Latin adjective used to refer to bald, was formedDoctororado from the wordsCalva, Calvaria andRecalvus, the meaning of the first being bald head, the second skull and the third havingUniversidad receding hairline. Therefore, it is concluded that currently the LatinTemuco termCalva is not adequate given the etymological meanings found, in addition to the possible confusion of this with other terms belongingE to Terminologia Anatomica, the incorporation of a new term suggested that obeys the guidelines of FIPAT-IFFA and the various grammatical aspects of Latin.