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Capitlization - TJToner
Posted: Jan 09, 2014
Since Spitz is capitalized and Paget's is capitalized, does it follow that Spitzoid and Pagetoid be capitalized as well? I think no, but I'm really not sure. I'd appreciate any help.
Thanks!
Per AAMT BOS 2, page 161...sm - Old Woman
[ In Reply To ..]The adjectival form of an eponymous word would not be capitalized.
eponyms
Names of entities—e.g., diseases, anatomic structures, operations, or tests—
derived from the names of persons or places.
Homans sign
Lyme disease
Down syndrome
capitalization
Capitalize eponyms but not the common nouns, adjectives, and prefixes
that accompany them.
Do not capitalize words derived from eponyms.
ligament of Treitz
red Robinson catheter
non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Parkinson disease but parkinsonism
Cushing syndrome but cushingoid
capitalization - TJToner
[ In Reply To ..]Thank you so much!
They get creative - see msg
[ In Reply To ..]You may also hear coumadinized and other "ized" words. I can't think of other brand drug names off the top of my head that they "ize" but I chose this example in case you run into anything like that.