title: Analysis of definitions and word misusage in vascular pathology.
abstract: Science being the search for truth or factual knowledge pertaining to nature and human health, accurate and precise word usage is prerequisite to avoid unintentional misrepresentation in scientific communication. The increasing frequency of word misusage necessitates review of a number of definitions and frequently misused words in vascular pathology. Correction of such errors is essential to foster accurate, standardized definitions. Otherwise scientific progress is delayed, the unwary are misled and fallacious data and concepts are propagated. Adherence to correct word usage facilitates the development of logic and precision so essential in education and in scientific thinking and literature, whereas consistently misused words ultimately become meaningless and unusable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, P.O. Box 7343, Wellington South, New Zealand. wstehbens@wnmeds.ac.nz
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Stehbens
mesh_terms: D015984:Causality; D006801:Humans; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D013927:Thrombosis; D014652:Vascular Diseases