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? Adam's apple Pap smear Ebola virus Papilloma virus

2. What is daltonism more commonly known as? colour blindness Down's syndrome muscular dystrophy 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? Campylobacter infection Conventional pneumonia Philadelphia syndrome Legionnaire's disease

5. Medical eponyms are occasionally named after patients. Which of the following medical terms is derived from the name of a patient? Christmas disease Brucellosis Lyme disease 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 psychology euthanasia hygiene

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? insomnia morphine euthanasia hypnosis

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 ophidiophobia xenophobia arachnophobia

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? Apgar score Wasserman test Bright's disease Addison's disease