Gebruik van persoonsnamen in de Nederlandse vaktaal van de geneeskunde ; Use of personal names in Dutch medical language for special purposes

Personal names play an important role in the medical language. Medical terms often consist of eponyms. A lot of expressions like ziekte van Basedow, ziekte van Hashimoto, syndroom van Down, Achillespees or doppleronderzoek are permanent ingredients of medical vocabulary. The eponyms can substitute long and complicated descriptions of medical terms. For specialists they have a clear meaning but on the other hand eponyms can cause confusion if there are used by people who have no medical education. An eponym can have two different meanings and the same illness can be described by two different p... Mehr ...