FUENTES DIAZ, Zaily. Notes on the history of Cuban eponymous. []. , 16, 6, pp. 1791-1802. ISSN 1025-0255.

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.

: CUBA; MEDICINE; EPONYMS; HISTORY OF MEDICINE.

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