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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.
An eponymous condition is named after someone.
The term you're referring to is called an "eponym." Eponyms in medicine are terms derived from the names of individuals who first identified or described a particular condition, disease, or anatomical structure. For example, Alzheimer's disease is named after Alois Alzheimer, who first characterized the condition. Eponyms are widely used in medical terminology to honor the contributions of these individuals.
When a person discovers a disease it is usually named after them. This is called, "Eponymous." Eponym
In general, the main term is the condition, disease, symptom, or eponym (disease named after a person), NOT the organ or body system involved.
CMT is named for the three neurologists who first described the condition in the late 1800s
No, "Crohn's disease" should not be capitalized when referring to the disease in general text. However, "Crohn's" is capitalized because it is named after Dr. Burrill Crohn, who first described the condition. The term "disease" is not capitalized as it is a common noun.
Because the condition causes the red blood cells to become sickle shaped rather than round.
Canavan disease is named after Dr. Myrtelle Canavan
Chagas' disease is named after Dr. Carlos Chagas
Alzheimer's disease is named after Alois Alzheimer, a physician.
You must always capitalize the word "Alzheimer's" only. This disease is referred to an eponym; named after a person who first described the condition. Therefore, all proper names (or proper noun) must be capitalized.