- 21. Nabothian cyst
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- ... and these structures came to be known as “Ovula Nabothii“. Today we know this is not true, but his name remains attached eponymically to these structures. My personal thanks to Dr. Sanford Osher and ...
- 22. Jean-Francois Calot
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- ... (On Cholecystectomy) was published in 1890 and republished in 1891. Although his main interest laid in orthopedics and tuberculosis, Calot’s name is eponymically tied to an anatomical landmark described ...
- 23. Martin Naboth
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- ... described in 1681 by Guillaume des Noues (1650 – 1735), although the eponym records Naboth’s name. Naboth published De Organo Auditus in 1703, and was appointed Professor of Chemistry in Leipzig in 1707. ...
- 24. Nodules of Arantius
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- Aortic root open Click on the image for a larger version. The eponymic nodules (or nodes) of Arantius are thickenings of the tunica intima layer covering the ventricular aspect of the leaflets of ...
- 25. Valve of Vieussens
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- The eponymic “valve of Vieussens” is a venous valve found at the most proximal portion (or beginning) of the coronary sinus. The valve was first described by Raymond de Vieussens and thus carries ...
- 26. Septum pellucidum
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- ... ventricle”, or is eponymically called the “ventricle of Vieussens”. This is shown in the accompanying image Image modified from the original from “Surgical Anatomy” by John Deaver 1901. Back ...
- 27. Ring of Vieussens
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- The eponym “ring of Vieussens” refers to a collateral circulation anastomotic communication between the right conal artery and the left conal artery. This communication, when present, is a potential ...
- 28. Limbus fossae ovalis
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- ... node and as part of Bachman’s bundle. The limbus fossae ovalis is known by the eponym “the ring or anulus of Vieussens” Sources: 1. “The development of the limbus fossae ovalis in the human ...
- 29. Sign
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- ... eponymic, such as: • McMurray's sign: A click caused by the meniscus during manipulation of the knee; indicative of meniscal injury. • Blumberg's sign: Sharp piercing pain on the abrupt release of steady ...
- 30. Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle
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- ... are mostly in the area of histology. His name is found in many eponyms. The eponym most associated with his name is “Henle’s loop”, part of the tubular component of a nephron. • Crypts of Henle: Microscopic ...
- 31. Bernhard Siegfried Albinus
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- ... not well-known, Albinus’ name is eponymically attached to the risorius and scalenus minimus muscles. His famous publications include “Historia musculorum hominis” in 1734), “Icones ossium foetus humani” ...
- 32. Jacobus Sylvius
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- ... and sewage, pimp, liar, and various epithets unprintable even in our own permissive era” (excerpt from Magner, 1992) Although many attribute the eponyms of the lateral cerebral sulcus (Sylvian fissure) ...
- 33. Wormian bones
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- ... and are not rare to find. These bones are eponymic, named after Olao Claus Worm Sr. (1588 - 1654), a Danish professor of Medicine and Physiology. Known by his Latinized name Olaus Wormius, he described ...
- 34. Gabrielle Fallopius
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- ... University of Padua, he was (as Vesalius) critical of the anatomy of Galen. He is known for his accurate description of the uterine tubes, salpinx, or oviducts, which carry his eponym, as the "Fallopian ...
- 35. Giovanni Domenico Santorini
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- ... With his posthumous publications, Santorini’s name and teachings became popular. Today his name is eponymically tied to several structures in the human body: • Duct of Santorini: An accessory pancreatic ...
- 36. Philippo Verheyen
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- ... to clean the ears". Incredibly, anatomists at that time called the fifth digit "digitus auricularis". Verheyen is credited with the creation of the eponym the “Achilles tendon” which denominates the common ...
- 37. Antonio Maria Valsalva
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- ... studied in detail. Valsalva is responsible for the eponym “Eustachian tube” that refers to the muscular tube communicating the superior aspect of the pharynx (rhinopharynx) with the middle ear. He did ...
- 38. Johannes Veslingius
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- ... At Padua, Veslingius became part of the long list of anatomists that followed Andreas Vesalius’ position. Veslingius was the first to describe the arterial circle of the brain, eponymically tied today ...
- 39. Dr. Franz Kaspar Hesselbach
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- ... Hesselbach’s name is eponymically tied to many structures, most of them related to hernia, an area where he is best known. In 1806 he published a treatise on hernia (Anatomisch-chirurgische Abhandlung ...
- 40. Mark M. Ravitch, MD
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- ... at the Montefiore Hospital in Pittsburgh. Dr. Ravitch is known for many important contributions to surgery, especially pediatric surgery, where he pioneered a procedure (today eponymic) to repair pectum ...