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Debating eponyms: History of ear and eye anatomical eponyms

Translational Research in Anatomy, 2023
Structured Abstract: Background: Eponyms have historically been used in different fields like literature, law, and various sciences including medicine. The continued use of eponyms in medicine has been debated for quite some time.
Kevlian Andrew
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Eponyms in medical oncology

Cancer Treatment and Research Communications, 2022
Eponyms have historically been used to honor individual contributions or discoveries in the field of medicine. More recently, some eponyms have been criticized for imprecision or for being misnomers.
Elizabeth Brem, David J Benjamin
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A Biopython-based method for comprehensively searching for eponyms in Pubmed

MethodsX, 2021
Eponyms are common in medicine; however, their usage has varied between specialties and over time. A search of specific eponyms will reveal the frequency of usage within a medical specialty.
Jason Y. Park, Larry Kricka, Toby Cornish   +2 more
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Trauma eponyms (1837–1950): a comprehensive historical review [PDF]

Journal of Trauma and Injury
Trauma eponyms reflect historical advancements in trauma medicine across various organ systems, often honoring pioneering physicians. These terms trace the evolution of medical understanding, particularly during wartime, though some have been replaced by
Halil Tekiner, Eileen S. Yale, Jacob Draves, Steven H. Yale   +3 more
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Trends in dermatology eponymsCapsule Summary

JAAD International, 2022
Background: Eponyms are ubiquitous in dermatology; however, their usage trends have not been studied. Objective: To characterize the usage of eponyms in dermatology from 1880 to 2020.
Lin He, MD, PhD, Toby C. Cornish, MD, PhD, Larry J. Kricka, DPhil, Travis W. Vandergriff, MD, Kim Yancey, MD, Khang Nguyen, MD, Jason Y. Park, MD, PhD   +6 more
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Eponyms in Malignant Hematology

Cancer Treatment and Research Communications, 2022
Eponyms have been traditionally used in the field of medicine to honor the contributions of an individual or group of individuals in understanding a disease. However, many eponyms have come under scrutiny given the personal backgrounds of individuals for
Danielle Brazel, Priyanka Kumar, David J. Benjamin, Elizabeth Brem   +3 more
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The use of eponyms in medical case reports: etymological, quantitative, and structural analysis

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023
Background The present paper focuses on eponyms, that is, terms with proper names, in particular, derived from world mythologies, the Bible, and modern literature.
Yuliia Lysanets, Olena Bieliaieva
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Eponymy as an integral part in English terminology of oil and gas transportation and storage [PDF]

Омский научный вестник: Серия "Общество. История. Современность", 2018
The paper describes the research results of English terminological combinations containing eponyms in the sublanguage of oil and gas transportation and storage.
I. A. Shuytseva
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Eponyms in trichoscopy

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2022
Trichoscopy is a non-invasive scalp and hair dermoscopy. In our daily dermatology practice, many eponyms are used. The present article highlights various eponyms in trichoscopy described in dermatology.
Salecha Akshay Jain, Kinnera Boina, Suruthi Purushothaman, Kanmani Indra   +3 more
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Vestimentary eponyms in contemporary Spanish language

Vestnik MGIMO-Universiteta, 2014
In a consequence of the perpetual changes in the world of fashion, which can be explained by the introduction of new tendencies, materials and designers, the vocabulary that describes clothing enlarges by the internal means of the language and with the ...
Y. V. Slivchikova
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