A term used as the name of a disease, structure, operation, or procedure, usually derived from the name of a place or a person who discovered or described it first, is an acronym.

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A term used as the name of a disease, structure, operation, or procedure, usually derived from the name of a place or a person who discovered or described it first is not an acronym, but rather an eponym. An acronym is a word formed from the initial letters of a multi-word name or phrase, such as NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).

A Term Used as the Name of a Disease, Structure