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Eponyms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Eponym | Disease or condition named after a person or place |
| Parkinson's Disease | Named after James Parkinson, British doctor who described the disease in 1817 |
| Alzheimer's Disease | Named after Alois Alzheimer, Neuropathologist who studied the disease |
| Lou Gehrig's Disease | Named after baseball player who was diagnosed with the disease in 1938 |
| Crohn's Disease | Named after Burrill Bernard Crohn, one of the physicians who researched the disease |
| Fallopian Tubes | Named after Gabriele Fallopio who discovered the uterine tubes |
| Crushing's Disease | Named after Harvey Crushing the neurosurgeon who studied the disease |