A term named for a person or a place,such as Alzheimer disease named for the physician who first described the symptoms as seen in a patient,is
A)an acronym.
B)built from the English language.
C)an eponym.
D)modern language.

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An eponym is a term named after a person or a place. Alzheimer disease named after Dr. Alois Alzheimer, who first described the disease in 1906, is an example of an eponym. Acronyms are abbreviations formed from the first letter of each word in a phrase or title (e.g., NASA). Built from the English language and modern language are not relevant descriptions for this term.

A Term Named for a Person or a Place,such as Alzheimer