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Disclaimer:
Whonamedit.com does not give medical advice.
This survey of medical eponyms and the persons behind them is meant as a general interest site only. No information found here must under any circumstances be used for medical purposes, diagnostically, therapeutically or otherwise. If you, or anybody close to you, is affected, or believe to be affected, by any condition mentioned here: see a doctor.
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Whonamedit.com is a biographical dictionary of medical eponyms. It is our ambition to present a complete survey of all medical phenomena named for a person, with a biography of that person. Eventually, this will include more than 15.000 eponyms and more than 6.000 persons.
Finding your way
To find a particular person, use the "List persons by last name"-function. Just click on the first letter of the person's last name. Alternatively you can find all persons linked to a particular eponym listed at the top of the eponym description.
To find a particular eponym, you may either browse through the categories or perform a free text-search. In addition, all eponyms relevant to a particular person are listed in his or her biography.
Main and alternative entries:
Any given medical condition may have several eponyms associated with it. We have chosen to list the most commonly used eponyms as main entries, with alternative eponyms linked to their respective main entries. When browsing or searching for eponyms, you can choose whether you want to list both main and alternative, or just main entries. When clicking on an alternative eponym, you are automatically sent to the main entry.
We need your help
Many biographical entries are incomplete. In some cases, we have only the last name, not even knowing that person's sex or nationality. Probably, there are also some errors, both in the eponymic descriptions, bibliography, and biographies.
We are grateful for any help in filling in the gaps and getting things right. You will reach the editor through the Contact function on the left side of the page.
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8287 eponyms described in 4116 main entries. These eponyms are linked to 3280 persons:
127 female and 3153 male.
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