Eponyms in Medical Terminology

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1. Medical eponyms are most commonly named after doctors. Which of the following medical terms is derived from the name of a doctor? Papilloma virus Adam's apple Pap smear Ebola virus

2. What is daltonism more commonly known as? muscular dystrophy colour blindness Down's syndrome chicken pox

3. Sufferers of this eponymous disease have recurrent symptoms of ringing in the ears, dizziness, nausea and progressive deafness. Alzheimer's disease Meniere's disease Parkinson's disease Huntington's chorea

4. Which medical condition was first identified in 1976 as a result of a convention in Philadelphia where 34 people died? Conventional pneumonia Campylobacter infection Legionnaire's disease Philadelphia syndrome

5. Medical eponyms are occasionally named after patients. Which of the following medical terms is derived from the name of a patient? Lyme disease Christmas disease Brucellosis Bell's palsy

6. Medical eponyms are sometimes named after places. Which of the following medical terms is NOT named after a place? Lyme disease Coxsackievirus Lassa fever Brucellosis

7. Some medical eponyms are derived from the names of characters in Greek mythology. Which of the following terms is derived from the name of a Greek goddess? echocardiogram hygiene euthanasia psychology

8. Some medical eponyms are derived from the names of characters in Roman mythology. Which of the following terms is derived from the name of the Roman god of sleep? euthanasia hypnosis morphine insomnia

9. Which of the following phobias is made up of two names, one a character from Greek mythology and the other a character from Roman mythology? agoraphobia arachnophobia xenophobia ophidiophobia

10. Of the eponyms which are named after real people, less than 3% are named after women. Which of the following medical eponyms is named after a female doctor? Addison's disease Bright's disease Apgar score Wasserman test