All 3 Uses of
eponymous
in
Cutting for Stone
- This sign was first noted by Adam, and is deserving of the eponym "Adam's sign."
Part 3 *eponym = indicating that its name comes from a person's name
- Surely, the world is ready for an eponym honoring a humble compounder who has seen more relapsing fever with one eye than you or I will ever see with two.†
Part 3
- If we have to give it an eponym, maybe call it the vein of Mayo if we must, or even the vein of Laterjet, which seems to me much the same thing.†
Part 4
Definition:
of a person or character: indicating that their name was used to name something -- such as a Harry Potter movie
of a thing: indicating that its name comes from a person's name -- such as pasteurization from Louis Pasteur
of a thing: indicating that its name comes from a person's name -- such as pasteurization from Louis Pasteur