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The Eponymictionary records historical signs, syndromes, conditions, procedures and classifications eponymously named. We review 3504 eponyms and 7921 related eponymous terms, the person behind their origin, history, accuracy, and relevance today

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SectionEponymous term (Instagram)Eponym (s)LITFL review
NeurologyWoltman signWOLTMAN, Henry WilliamWoltman signReflex, myotonia, myxoedema, myxedema, chaney, hypothyroidism, ankle reflex, Achilles reflex,
PathologyReed-Sternberg cellsREED, Dorothy Mabel; STERNBERG, CarlReed-Sternberg cellssternberg, hodgkin, lymphoma, milk, Madison, wisconsin, Mendenhall, crippled, B cell, multinucleated, binucleated, owl eye
GI tractBean syndromeBEAN, William BennettBean syndromenaevus, GI tract, GI bleeding, blue rubber, lindsay nail, half-half
CVSCrochetage signCrochetage signASD, PFO, VSD, ECG, EKG, RBBB, M-shaped,
EQUIPSeldinger TechniqueSELDINGER, Sven IvarSeldinger TechniqueProcedure, catheter, cvl, arterial line, cannulation
ORTHOWinking owl signWinking owl signspinal metastases, spinal met, spinal neoplasm, absent pedicle, owl
EQUIPHounsfield scaleHOUNSFIELD, Godfrey NewboldHounsfield scalenobel prize, EMI, CT, computerised tomography, hounsfield unit, linear scale, radiology
ANAESMacintosh bladeMACINTOSH, Sir Robert ReynoldsMacintosh bladeEquipment, laryngoscope, curved
ANAESMallampati ScoreMALLAMPATI, Seshagiri RaoMallampati ScoreScore, airway, intubation, anesthetic, difficult, intubation
ANAESCormack-Lehane scoreCORMACK, Ronald Sidney and LEHANE, John RobertCormack-Lehane scoreScore, DAS Medal, Macewan medal, laryngoscopy, difficult airway, airway grades
CVSBranham signBRANHAM, Harris MillerBranham signAV fistula, bradycardia, hypertension,
ORTHOCotton gripCOTTON, Frederic JayCotton gripwrist fracture, reduction, splint
ORTHOMoore fractureMOORE, Edward MottMoore fractureWrist Distal radius, ulna styloid fracture, ulna luxation, ulnar, ulna dislocation
CVSDock's DiphthongDOCK, WilliamDock's Diphthongdiphthong, tactile, vocal, fremitus, aegophony,
ANESTHMaladie de DenboroughDENBOROUGH, Michael AntonyMalignant hyperthermiamalignant hyperthermia, MH, suxamethonium, inhalational anaesthetics
EQUIPBeck open defibrillationBECK, Claude SchaefferClaude Schaeffer Beckopen defibrillation, ventricular fibrillation, ECG, defib, fibrillation, standstill
ORTHOThrockmorton signTHROCKMORTON, Tom BentleyThrockmorton signHip fracture, penis points to pathology, penis point, pointing sign,
ORTHODanis-Weber classificationDANIS, Robert; WEBER, Bernhard GeorgDanis-Weber classificationAnkle Fracture classification
CVSAustin Flint murmurFLINT, AustinAustin Flint murmurMurmur, mid-diastolic aortic regurgitant murmur heard at the apex
ORTHOGissane AngleGISSANE, WilliamGissane AngleFoot, calcaneum, accident surgery, emergency medicine, casualty, Birmingham
ORTHOBöhler angleBÖHLER, LorenzBöhler anglecalcaneum, calcaneus, fracture, angle
ORTHOCotton fractureCOTTON, Frederic JayCotton fractureAnkle Fracture trimalleolar, distal radius, colles, pop, plaster cast, bone-setting
CVSKey-Hodgkin murmurKEY, Charles Aston; HODGKIN, ThomasKey-Hodgkin murmurMurmur, diastolic murmur, aortic regurgitation, saw cutting through wood
CVSRivero-Carvallo signRIVERO-CARVALLO, José ManuelRivero-Carvallo signMurmur, Accentuation of the murmur of tricuspid regurgitation and tricuspid stenosis with inspiration
CVSGibson murmurGIBSON, George AlexanderGibson murmurMurmur, machinery murmur, second left interspace, patent ductus arteriosus, PDA
CVSRytand murmurRYTAND, David AbramsonRytand murmurRytand murmur, Rytand's law
CVSStill's MurmurSTILL, Sir George FredericStill's MurmurMurmur, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, vibratory murmur, physiological bruit, benign functional
CVSRoger's murmurROGER, Henri-LouisRoger's murmurMurmur. VSD, ventricular septal defects
ORTHO

Jones Fracture

JONES, RobertJones FractureFoot Fracture, 5th Metatarsal, Foot Fracture, 5th Metatarsal, early XR, foot injury, dancing, Zone II
ORTHOKöhler diseaseKÖHLER , AlbanKöhler diseaseFoot, navicular, AVN, NECROSIS
ORTHOFreiberg infractionFREIBERG, Albert HenryFreiberg infractionFoot metatarsal osteonecrosis, osteochondrosis, infraction
NailsMuehrcke linesMUEHRCKE, Robert CarlMuehrcke lineshypoalbunemia, nails, nail sign, 132 infantry, transverse lines, leuchonychia, leukonychia, hypoalbunaemia
NailsMees linesMEES, Rudolf AdriaanMees linesarsenic, poisoning, transverse white bands, nails, clinical examination, nail sign
NailsTerry’s nailsTERRY, Richard BarrattTerry’s nailsliver disease, white nails, leuchoniychia, leukonychia, lunula, ground-glass
NailsLindsay nailsLINDSAY, Philip GaylordLindsay nailsazotemia, renal failure, aki,
AbdominalMurphy's SignMURPHY, John BenjaminMurphy's SignRUQ Pain, cholecystitis, cholangitis, gallbladder
CVSLewis leadLEWIS, ThomasLewis leadLewis Lead, ECG, PQRST
CVSFontaine leadFONTAINE, Guy HughesFontaine leadARVD, ARVC, epsilon wave, F-ECG, bipolar precordial leads, Fontaine leads
CVSOsborn waveOSBORN, John JOsborn waveECG, Wave, camel hump sign of Osborn, hypothermic hump, late delta wave, hathook junction, J wave, H wave, K wave
CVSde Winter T waveDE WINTER, Robbert J.de Winter T waveECG, Wave, STEMI, wave, T-wave, infarction, anterior STEMI equivalent, peaked T waves
AbdominalPerman signPERMAN, Emil SamuelPerman signAppendicitis, clinical abdominal examination,
AbdominalRovsing signROVSING, Niels ThorkildRovsing signAppendicitis, abdominal examination
ORTHOShepherd fractureSHEPHERD, Francis JohnShepherd fractureAnkle, Talus. Ankle, Posterior talar process fracture, lateral tubercle
ORTHOCedell fractureCEDELL, Carl-AxelCedell fractureAnkle, Talus, Ankle fracture, Posterior talar process fracture, medial tubercle, posteromedial tubercle
ORTHOSimmonds-Thompson testSIMMONDS, Franklin Adin; THOMPSON, T. CampbellSimmonds-Thompson testAchilles, Simmonds Test, Thompson Test, Calf squeeze Test, achiles tendon rupture
ORTHOTillaux fractureTILLAUX, Paul JulesTillaux fractureAnkle Fracture fibula posterolateral SH III, salter-harris, type III
EquipmentMagill CurveMAGILL, Ivan WhitesideMagill CurveEquipment, laryngoscope, ETT, endotracheal tube, blind intubation, apparatus, Hickman,
EquipmentGuedel airwayGUEDEL, Arthur ErnestGuedel airwayEquipment, Airway, OPA, Hickman
EquipmentMurphy eyeMURPHY, Francis JohnMurphy eyeEquipment, endotracheal tube, ETT, eye
AbdominalMarkle signMARKLE IV, George BusharMarkle heel dropAppendicitis, heel drop,
CVSGraham Steell murmurSTEELL, GrahamGraham Steell murmurMurmur, high pitched early diastolic murmur, pulmonary incompetence, pulmonary hypertension
AbdominalCope's obturator testCOPE, Vincent ZacharyCope's obturator testAppendicitis, Cope Psoas test, obturator sign,
ORTHOBennett fractureBENNETT, Edward HallaranBennett fractureHand, Thumb, fracture, base, two-part, intra-articular, metacarpal, 2 part
ORTHORolando fractureROLANDO, SilvioRolando fractureHand, Thumb, fracture, base, three-part, intra-articular, metacarpal, 3 part, tripartate
ORTHOTerry-Thomas SignTHOMAS, TerryTerry-Thomas SignHand Carpus scapholunate
AbdominalCullen signCULLEN, Thomas StephenCullen signEcchymosis, abdominal, atraumatic, ectopic pregnancy
AbdominalGrey Turner signGREY TURNER, GeorgeGrey Turner signEcchymosis, abdominal, atraumatic, pancreatitis, flank haemorrhage
AbdominalFox’s signFOX, John AdrianFox's signEcchymosis, abdominal, atraumatic, AAA, abdominal aortic aneurysm, pancreatitis
CVSLandolfi signLANDOLFI, MicheleLandolfi signaortic regurgitation, pupil ciculatory hippus, Phonacoscopy, fonacoscopio, pulmonary TB
ORTHOLelli testLELLI, AlessandroLelli testKnee exam, ACL, rupture
ORTHOHawkins classificationHAWKINS, Leland GreeneHawkins classificationAnkle, Talus, classification
PediatricsAPGAR scoreAPGAR, VirginiaAPGAR, VirginiaPaeds Score, backronym, Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, Respiration
AbdominalThomas signTHOMAS, Antony MichaelThomas signampulla of vater, silver stool
AbdominalCope's psoas testCOPE, Vincent ZacharyCope's psoas testAppendicitis, Cope Psoas test, obturator sign,
CVSSalvador Dali waveDALI, SalvadorDigoxin effectdigoxin, slur, ECG, EKG
CVSEpsilon waveFONTAINE, Guy HughesEpsilon waveARVD, ARVC, epsilon wave, F-ECG, bipolar precordial leads, Fontaine leads
CVSDelta waveSEGERS, MarcelDelta wavedelta wave, WPW,
AbdominalMoynihan signMOYNIHAN, Berkeley George AndrewMoynihan signpancreas, gallbladder, cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, right hepatic artery, caterpillar
AbdominalNaunyn's methodNAUNYN, BernhardNaunyn's methodmurphy's sign,
CVSBeck's Triad(s)BECK, Claude SchaefferBECK, Claude Schaeffertamponade, hypotension, distended jugular veins, muffled heart sounds, mitral stenosis, defibrillator, CPR
ORTHOCotton-Loder positionCOTTON, Frederic JayCotton-Loder positionwrist fracture, reduction, splint
ANAESLaryngeal mask airwayBRAIN, Archie Ian JeremyLaryngeal mask airwayEquipment, Airway, LMA, DAS medal, resus, failed airway

Origin: from Greek epōnumos ‘given as a name, giving one’s name to someone or something’, from epi ‘upon’ + onoma ‘name’. noun: eponym; plural noun: eponyms; adjective: eponymous

eponym: a person, place, or thing after whom or after which something is named, or believed to be named.
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