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Which term describes a disease or procedure named for the person who first discovered it?
eponym
A disease named for the person who discovered it is known as enaponym?
When a person discovers a disease it is usually named after them. This is called, "Eponymous." Eponym
A medical term named after a person typically the person who invented or described the thing being named is known as an .?
A medical term named after a person, typically the individual who invented or described the condition or procedure, is known as an "eponym." Eponyms are often used in medical terminology to honor the contributions of these individuals to the field. Examples include Alzheimer's disease, named after Alois Alzheimer, and Parkinson's disease, named after James Parkinson.
Why alzheimer's is called so?
Most diseases are named for the first person, or for the most notable or well known person to be diagnosed with this disease, or for the doctor who first identified it. So "Lou Gehrig's Disease", in the USA, was named for the famous baseball player who suffered it. In Britain, it is called "Motor Neuron Disease", and this is the same thing that Stephen Hawking has. Alzheimer's Disease was named for Dr. Alois Alzheimer, the German psychiatrist who first diagnosed and described it.
When a disease is named for the person who first discovered it it is known as?
An eponymous condition is named after someone.
When you get called a galah is the person that called you got named by complementary to you?
The person means you are silly.
How was lyme disease named?
Actually, it wasn't named after SOMEBODY, it was named after a city in Connecticut. Lyme, Connecticut in 1975.Children usually got arthritis, and the disease eventually infected the skin, joints, nervous system, and, if untreated, other organs.
IS there a person called NIcholas O'Callaghan?
YES there is a person named Nicholas O'Callaghan
Are warrants valid out of state?
Yes, but, extradition procedure would usually apply if the named person is taken into custody by authorities.
Who is Canavan disease named for?
Canavan disease is named after Dr. Myrtelle Canavan
Who is Chagas' disease named for?
Chagas' disease is named after Dr. Carlos Chagas
Who is the disease Alzheimer's named after?
Alzheimer's disease is named after Alois Alzheimer, a physician.
