Eponymous
Eponymous (Medicine)
Eponymous (pronounced: eh-PAH-nuh-mus) in the field of medicine refers to a disease, anatomical part, or medical procedure that is named after a person. This person is usually the one who first discovered or described the condition or procedure. The term is derived from the Greek word 'eponymos' meaning 'giving name'.
Etymology
The term 'Eponymous' comes from the Greek word 'eponymos' which is a combination of 'epi', meaning 'upon' and 'onoma', meaning 'name'. Thus, it literally translates to 'upon a name'.
Related Terms
- Eponym: An eponym is a person, place, or thing after whom or which something is named.
- Eponymic: Pertaining to an eponym.
- Eponymy: The practice of naming something after a particular person.
- Eponymous syndrome: A syndrome named after the person who first identified it.
Examples of Eponymous Terms in Medicine
- Alzheimer's disease: Named after Alois Alzheimer, a German psychiatrist and neurologist who first described the disease.
- Parkinson's disease: Named after James Parkinson, an English surgeon who first described the disease.
- Lou Gehrig's disease: Also known as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), it is named after Lou Gehrig, a famous baseball player who was diagnosed with the disease.
- Crohn's disease: Named after Dr. Burrill B. Crohn, who first described the disease in 1932.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Eponymous
- Wikipedia's article - Eponymous
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