At what point did ALS, as rare as it was in medical reference, become commonly known as "Lou Gehrig's Disease"? How long after Gehrig was diagnosed w/ it did the nomenclature begin? Is any other ailment named for an individual who was not a scientist or physician (e.g. a "sufferer").
One would suspect that in the mid-19th century, conjoined twins (also extremely rare) were called such until the exhibition of Chang and Eng. Then there are all the conditions named for the pathologists who "discovered" them.
One would suspect that in the mid-19th century, conjoined twins (also extremely rare) were called such until the exhibition of Chang and Eng. Then there are all the conditions named for the pathologists who "discovered" them.
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