Fun Trivia | Quizzes | Games | People | Services | Help | Me
Register - Log In
Eponyms in Medical Terminology

Crafted by Trivia Architect MotherGoose

Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Medical Lingo / Abbreviations : Eponyms in Medical Terminology

Introduction:
"Eponyms are words or phrases formed from, or including, the names of people and places."


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


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


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?
    Coxsackievirus
    Lyme disease
    Brucellosis
    Lassa fever


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?
    psychology
    echocardiogram
    hygiene
    euthanasia


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?

    hypnosis
    euthanasia
    insomnia
    morphine


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


report error/typo/spelling mistake (new window)
Copyright, FunTrivia.com. All Rights Reserved.
Legal / Conditions of Use