Eponym

Eponym

1) The person for whom something (as a disease) is or is believed to be named.

2) A name (as of a drug or a disease) based on or derived from the name of a person.

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Category: Human genome
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eponym

Medical; Human genome

1) The person for whom something (as a disease) is or is believed to be named. 2) A name (as of a drug or a disease) based on or derived from the name of a person.

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An eponym is the name of a person, whether real or fictitious, after which a particular place, tribe, era, discovery, or other item is named or thought to be named.

eponymous

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Relating to an eponym; giving one's name to a tribe, people, country, and the like.

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