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Dictionary of Medical Eponyms on the Web
Editor: Robert M. Joven, MLS Information & Education Services Ext. 8493 E-mail - joven@uchc.edu
WHONAMEDIT.COM
A Dictionary of Medical Eponyms on the Web
Whonamedit.com is a biographical dictionary of medical eponyms. It presents
a survey of medical phenomena named for a person, with a biography of
that person. Eventually, this database will include more than 15,000 eponyms
and more than 6,000 persons.
You may find a particular person, by using 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.
You also may find a particular eponym, either by browsing
through the categories or by performing a free text-search. In addition,
all eponyms relevant to a particular person are listed in his or her biography.
Any given medical condition may have several eponyms associated with it.
The database 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.