Medical Eponyms Crossword Puzzle

Medical Eponyms

Medical Eponyms CrossworD
Dr. Alois Alzheimer, a German psychiatrist, and neuropathologist, 1864-1915.

Medical eponyms are medical terms named after a person or place associated with it.

For instance:

  • Ebola virus is named after a river in Zaire where an outbreak of Ebola occurred in 1976.
  • Alzheimer disease is named after Dr. Alzheimer, the physician associated with identifying the disease.

 

There are medical eponyms for diseases, conditions, physical signs, tendons, reflexes, palsies, cysts, contractures, and many others. Some have estimated there are more than 8,000.

The modern trend is to use the non-possessive form of eponyms as in Crohn disease instead of Crohn’s disease. The “d” in disease remains lower case. The crossword answers are in the non-possessive form.

Use this crossword as a review of the more common eponymous terms currently used in medical language.


Try Other Medical Terminology Crosswords >

Myrna LaFleur Brooks is coauthor of Exploring Medical Language, 11th Edition and Basic Medical Language, 6th Edition.
Like this post? Share it with your friends!

Play These Popular Games

Medical Abbreviations Quiz

The healthcare field is rich with medical abbreviations. While useful for saving time, errors can oc...

Medical Terminology Cartoon Word Jumble: Cardiology Term

Celebrate Valentine's Day with us by solving the cartoon word jumble to find a term associated with...

Medical Terminology Crossword: Medical Acronyms

Acronyms are commonly used in medical and everyday language. Often, we use an acronym without knowin...

Medical Terminology Games
Quizzes      Crosswords      Jumbles
Sign Up To Receive Posts by Email

Twitter

Please log into Twitter to see the tweets.

Follow Us

FacebooktwitterlinkedinFacebooktwitterlinkedin