DOI: 10.17116/jnevro2026126101121 ISSN: 1997-7298

Josef Hyrtl on the etymology of certain terms in general neuroanatomy

S.A. Kutia, N.G. Nikolaeva, E.A. Gafarova, G.S. Farkhutdinova

This paper presents a translation of selected sections from the monograph «Onomatologia anatomica» (1880) authored by the Austrian physician and anatomist Josef Hyrtl. The focus is on the etymology of certain terms within the domain of general neuroanatomy, specifically «Ependyma,» «Ganglion,» «Motorius/Sensitivus,» «Nervus, Nervosus, Neurula,» and «Neurilema/Neurhymen.»

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