Histological terminology of the female genital organs is currently a part of the internationally accepted nomenclature Terminologia Histologica (TH), the latest edition of which dates back to 2008. Many new discoveries have been documented within 16 years since then, and many discrepancies have been found. This paper aims to revise the terminology from clinical and educational perspectives comprehensively. The authors thoroughly searched the current edition of "Terminologia Histologica: International Terms for Human Cytology and Histology," focusing on missing and controversial terms in the chapter Female genital system. The authors identified six controversial and ambiguous terms and four missing important histological terms. The authors also discussed the addition of less used eponymic terms in the histological description of female genital organs like Hamperl cells, Popescu cells, Kroemer lacunae, Balbiani bodies, Call-Exner bodies, membrane of Slavianski, nabothian cysts, or anogenital sweat glands of van der Putte. We expect the second and revised edition of the TH to be published soon and hope that the Federative International Program on Anatomical Terminology will approve and incorporate all these propositions and suggestions. We also strongly recommend using the official internationally accepted Latin and English histological nomenclature-the TH, either in oral or written form, both in theoretical and clinical medicine.

• Klíčová slova
• Eponyms, Female genital system, Histological controversies, Ovarian follicles, Telocytes, Terminologia Histologica, Tubal lymphatic lacunae, Uterine NK cells,
• MeSH
• anatomie MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• terminologie jako téma * MeSH
• ženské pohlavní orgány * anatomie a histologie   MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH

In recent years, the interstitial cells telocytes, formerly known as interstitial Cajal-like cells, have been described in almost all organs of the human body. Although telocytes were previously thought to be localized predominantly in the organs of the digestive system, as of 2018 they have also been described in the lymphoid tissue, skin, respiratory system, urinary system, meninges and the organs of the male and female genital tracts. Since the time of eminent German pathologist Rudolf Virchow, we have known that many pathological processes originate directly from cellular changes. Even though telocytes are not widely accepted by all scientists as an individual and morphologically and functionally distinct cell population, several articles regarding telocytes have already been published in such prestigious journals as Nature and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. The telocyte diversity extends beyond their morphology and functions, as they have a potential role in the etiopathogenesis of different diseases. The most commonly described telocyte-associated diseases (which may be best termed "telocytopathies" in the future) are summarized in this critical review. It is difficult to imagine that a single cell population could be involved in the pathogenesis of such a wide spectrum of pathological conditions as extragastrointestinal stromal tumors ("telocytomas"), liver fibrosis, preeclampsia during pregnancy, tubal infertility, heart failure and psoriasis. In any case, future functional studies of telocytes in vivo will help to understand the mechanism by which telocytes contribute to tissue homeostasis in health and disease.

• Klíčová slova
• interstitial Cajal-like cells, telocytes, telocytoma, telocytopathies, tissue regeneration,
• MeSH
• antigeny CD34 imunologie   MeSH
• fyziologická neovaskularizace MeSH
• homeostáza fyziologie   MeSH
• imunofenotypizace MeSH
• intersticiální Cajalovy buňky imunologie   patologie   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• regenerace MeSH
• růstový faktor odvozený z trombocytů - receptor alfa imunologie   MeSH
• růstový faktor odvozený z trombocytů - receptor beta imunologie   MeSH
• signální transdukce MeSH
• telocyty imunologie   patologie   MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• přehledy MeSH
• Názvy látek
• antigeny CD34 MeSH
• PDGFRB protein, human MeSH Prohlížeč
• růstový faktor odvozený z trombocytů - receptor alfa MeSH
• růstový faktor odvozený z trombocytů - receptor beta MeSH