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Medical eponyms revisited

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 October 2008

Richard Brunt
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Abstract

A detailed further inquiry into the nature, use and prospects of medical technical terms based on personal names

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Research Article
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English Today , Volume 14 , Issue 2 , April 1998 , pp. 51 - 56
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1998

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