Medical eponyms
Encyclopedia
Medical eponyms are terms used in medicine
which are named after people (and occasionally places or things).
New discoveries are often attached to the people who made the discovery because of the nature of the history of medicine
. This has produced a large number of medical eponym
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Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
which are named after people (and occasionally places or things).
New discoveries are often attached to the people who made the discovery because of the nature of the history of medicine
History of medicine
All human societies have medical beliefs that provide explanations for birth, death, and disease. Throughout history, illness has been attributed to witchcraft, demons, astral influence, or the will of the gods...
. This has produced a large number of medical eponym
Eponym
An eponym is the name of a person or thing, whether real or fictitious, after which a particular place, tribe, era, discovery, or other item is named or thought to be named...
s:
- List of eponymous diseases
- List of eponymous fractures
- List of eponymous medical signs
- List of eponymous surgical procedures
- List of human anatomical parts named after people
- List of eponymous medical devices
- List of eponymous medical treatments
- List of medical eponyms with Nazi associations
External links
- WhoNamedIt.com, a dictionary of medical eponyms.
- MedEponyms.com, a dictionary of pathology eponyms.