Preferred Terms
Preferred terms help Anatomy Steward communicate clearly, calmly, and professionally.
| Avoid | Prefer | |---|---| | body museum | digital anatomy museum / anatomical education museum | | real bodies | anatomical teaching materials / preserved anatomical materials | | shocking specimens | teaching objects / anatomical records | | animal remains | animal osteology material / skeletal teaching material | | corpse | human remains, only when necessary and context-specific | | weird bones | skeletal structures / osteology teaching objects | | creepy collection | teaching collection / comparative osteology collection |
Principle
Section titled “Principle”Entry context: Anatomy Steward Wiki › Start Here › Preferred Terms
Use language that supports public learning, not shock or spectacle.
Suggested Citation
Section titled “Suggested Citation”Anatomy Steward Wiki. “Preferred Terms.” Anatomy Steward Wiki. https://wiki.anatomysteward.com/start/preferred-terms/