An eponym is
A) the cause or origin of a disease or condition
B) the terms in parentheses following main terms
C) a disease, procedure, or syndrome named for the individual who discovered it
D) the term used in place of another word that has the same meaning

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An eponym is a disease, procedure, or syndrome named after the individual who discovered or described it. It is not the cause or origin of a disease or condition, the terms in parentheses following main terms, or a term that has the same meaning as another word (which is a synonym).

An Eponym Is