title: [Terminology: Why were small congenital anomalies called degenerative stigmas or small signs of birth defects?].
abstract: The problem of small developmental anomalies has once again become actual not only for geneticists but also for practical public health. Before using complicated and expensive laboratory methods of investigation the surgeon, orthopedist, traumatologist and neurologist should carefully and thoughtfully examine the external signs of pathology of the patient. Having detected "small" anomalies the doctor may start looking for a "large" pathology--a serious disease of internal organs, locomotor system and nervous system. It seems to be of importance under conditions of insurance medicine when many laboratory investigations are expensive or not available.
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Popov
mesh_terms: D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009626:Terminology as Topic
vernacular_title: K voprosu o terminologii: Pochemu melkie vrozhdënnye anomalii nazyvali degenerativnymi stigmami, ili malymi priznakami vyrozhdeniia]