Notes on the history of Cuban eponymous

Zaily Fuentes Díaz

2012, Number 6

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AMC 2012; 16 (6)

Notes on the history of Cuban eponymous

Fuentes DZ

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Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

Introduction: the use of the eponym in medicine was imposed by tradition and use, what it proved its usefulness in everyday clinical practice, facilitated communication between pairs and constituted a tribute to the clinical wisdom and the capacity of observation of their discoverers.
Objective: to describe the history notes of the eponymous in Cuba.
Development: it is supposed the contents of an eponym is well known, its use represents an economy in medical communication; if is not used, in each case a relatively extensive description of the disease and the sign is made.
Conclusions: the eponymous is a lesson in the history of medicine that allows the understanding of evolution, the past, the present of universal medicine and the development of their specialties.

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