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Eponyms

Posted By: jmr on 2008-01-20
In Reply to: Anyone heard of s/l Boroff syndrome? - Anon

Subject: Eponyms

This is a great site to look up eponyms

http://www.whonamedit.com/index.cfm


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I cannot get these straight!!!  When listing in an assessment is it Crohn disease or Crohn's disease.
This is one of the tricky eponyms
Subject: This is one of the tricky eponyms

The person it was named after was Robert J. Graves. If you use the apostrophe then it would be Graves' disease. If you omit the apostrophe it would Graves disease.
Very useful site for medical eponyms. sm
Subject: Very useful site for medical eponyms. sm

http://www.whonamedit.com/azlist.cfm/b.html
I took this from a previous post about eponyms... sm
Subject: I took this from a previous post about eponyms... sm

According to BOS

eponyms

"While the use of the possessive form with eponyms remains acceptible, AAMT's preference is generally to drop the possessive form.

Apgar score, Babinski sign, Down syndrome, Gram stain, Hodgkin lymphoma.

Sometimes an awkward construction calls for use of the possessive form. This patient suffers from Hodgkin's."


AAMT BOS now says to transcribe these eponyms as dictated. sm
Subject: AAMT BOS now says to transcribe these eponyms as dictated. sm

Initially BOS dictated that we not use the possessive forms of these names, i.e. Parkinson ds and Alzheimer ds. Now BOS says to transcribe as dictated. This makes it a lot easier for us poor MTs. So, both ways are correct, depending on what was actually dictated.
Well if YOU type it, it must be right! BOS says no apostrophes on eponyms. Period. nm
Subject: Well if YOU type it, it must be right! BOS says no apostrophes on eponyms. Period. nm

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Ringer. AAMT BOS2 rules on eponyms.
Subject: Ringer. AAMT BOS2 rules on eponyms.


For eponyms, AAMT advocates dropping the possessive form....
Subject: For eponyms, AAMT advocates dropping the possessive form....

So, Crohn disease would work but possessive remains an alternative form if dictated or preferred by client.
Per Sloane Medical Abbreviations and Eponyms it has it as Adult and so does http://www.jdmd.com/glos
Subject: Per Sloane Medical Abbreviations and Eponyms it has it as Adult and so does http://www.jdmd.com/glossary/abbreviations-ae.html