How anatomical names can carry hidden histories of power and exclusion Why is your ankle named after a Greek hero and your uterus after a Renaissance anatomist? The answer says as much about power and memory as it does about medicine.

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Most #eponyms originated during the #EuropeanRenaissance, a time when anatomical #discovery often meant #ClaimingKnowledge that already existed elsewhere

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