Table 3.

Eponyms with alternates that focus on anatomy or function.

Eponym	Alternative
Bartholin’s Glands	Greater vestibular gland; bulbourethral gland
Fallopian tube(s)	Oviduct(s)
G-Spot (Grafenberg spot)	Erogenous zone, erogenous spot
Graffian follicle	Preovulatory or mature follicle
Pouch of Douglas	Rectouterine cul-du sac, rectouterine pouch, rectovaginal pouch when uterus or vagina is present*
Skene’s gland	Prostate or paraurethral gland, if the tissue is not considered prostatic [not female prostate]

*A small extension of the peritoneal cavity near the reproductive system, called the retrovesical pouch when seminal vesicles are present.