Anatomists have bid farewell to “pudendum,” but other questionable terms remain. Credit...Simone Noronha Supported by By Rachel E. Gross Allison Draper loved anatomy class. As a first-year medical ...

The #MeToo campaign against sexual abuse of women went viral in 2017. Soon after, women had what I’d call an #AnatomyToo moment, when a toxic anatomical label was erased from women’s genitals.

The Latin term for the vulva — including the inner and outer labia, the clitoris and the pubic mound — was pudendum. Translation: the part to be ashamed of. NYTNS Allison Draper loved anatomy class.

Allison Draper loved anatomy class. As a first-year medical student at the University of Miami, she found the language clear, precise, functional. She could look up the Latin term for almost any body ...