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Allusionist 45: Eponyms II - Name That Disease — The Allusionist

#diseases #etymology #medical #naming #podcast | If you love eponyms like Roman Mars loves eponyms, I'm afraid physician Isaac Siemens is here to deliver some bad news: medics are ditching them, in favour of terms that a) contain information about what the ailment actually is, and/or b) don't honour Nazi war criminals. Eponyms are controversial things.

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