Eponyms in the dermatology literature linked to Greece

According to the 2011 census, Greece’s population is around 11 million. In Greek mythology, Achilles was a Greek hero of the Trojan War and the central character and greatest warrior of Homer’s Iliad. Because of his death from a small wound in the heel, the term Achilles’ heel has come to mean a per...

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Published inNasza dermatologia online Vol. 3; no. Suppl.2; pp. 435 - 436
Main Authors Al Aboud, Khalid, Al Aboud, Ahmad
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Slupsk Our Dermatology Online 02.09.2013
Subjects
Dermatology
Greece
Tendons
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Summary:According to the 2011 census, Greece’s population is around 11 million. In Greek mythology, Achilles was a Greek hero of the Trojan War and the central character and greatest warrior of Homer’s Iliad. Because of his death from a small wound in the heel, the term Achilles’ heel has come to mean a person’s point of weakness. First described by George Higoumenakis in 1927 George Higoumenakis (1895–1983), (Fig. 2 [See PDF]), who was a Greek dermatologist.
ISSN:2081-9390
2081-9390
DOI:10.7241/ourd.20133.112