Medical eponyms are terms used in
medicine
Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pr ...
which are named after people (and occasionally places or things). In 1975, the Canadian National Institutes of Health held a conference that discussed the naming of diseases and conditions. This was reported in ''
The Lancet
''The Lancet'' is a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal and one of the oldest of its kind. It is also the world's highest-impact academic journal. It was founded in England in 1823.
The journal publishes original research articles ...
'' where the conclusion was summarized as: "The possessive use of an eponym should be discontinued, since the author neither had nor owned the disorder."
New discoveries are often attached to the people who made the discovery because of the nature of the
history of medicine
The history of medicine is both a study of medicine throughout history as well as a multidisciplinary field of study that seeks to explore and understand medical practices, both past and present, throughout human societies.
More than just histo ...
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List of eponymous diseases
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List of eponymous fractures
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List of eponymous medical signs
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List of eponymous surgical procedures
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List of eponymous tests
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List of human anatomical parts named after people
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...
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List of eponymous medical devices
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List of eponymous medical treatments
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List of medical eponyms with Nazi associations
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List of orthopaedic eponyms
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List of eponyms in neuroscience,
neurology and neurosurgery
References
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External links
WhoNamedIt.com a dictionary of medical eponyms.
MedEponyms.com a dictionary of
pathology
Pathology is the study of the causes and effects of disease or injury. The word ''pathology'' also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when used in ...
eponyms.
Eponyms
Medical terminology
medical eponyms