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Word smithing in medical genetics
Author(s) -
Cohen M. Michael
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
american journal of medical genetics part a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.064
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1552-4833
pISSN - 1552-4825
DOI - 10.1002/ajmg.a.32908
Subject(s) - eponym , medical genetics , linguistics , term (time) , medicine , genetics , philosophy , biology , gene , management , physics , quantum mechanics , economics
Certain terms used in medical genetics and more often in other medical fields are in need of clarification. The terms cited are frequently misunderstood, mispronounced, and/or misspelled. The discussion includes two Latin‐derived terms (genua valga and calvaria), one Greek‐derived term (apoptosis), one gene‐derived term (RUNX), one syndromic eponym (Kartagener syndrome), and three vascular eponyms (Klippel–Trenaunay syndrome, Parkes Weber syndrome, and Kasabach–Merritt phenomenon). © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.