In the August issue of Urology, Martin et al outlined the racist legacy of Anders and Gustaf Retzius, principal engineers
of the pseudo-science of racial biology.
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At the Karolinska Institute, their study of racial biology led to named buildings.
In Urology, Ander's description of the “Space of Retzius” has been perpetuated by
urologists, current authors included. It is time to erase the Retzius eponym from
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Publication history
Published online: November 16, 2022
Accepted:
November 7,
2022
Received:
November 6,
2022
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