Misnomers in Medicine

The term "acoustic neuroma" is actually a misnomer since the tumor never arises from the acoustic division of the vestibulocochle...

( I am bit confused now about this term,yet I will try to find more references and EDIT this later- author of blog ) Thank You. Some believe...

The term bronchial adenoma is a misnomer . As even though being ADENOMA, it has malignant potential. Bronchial adenomas are a histologically...

The name “polycystic ovaries” is somewhat of a misnomer and a nonspecific term. Women with PCOS have enlarged ovaries with tiny asymptomati...

Sebaceous cyst is actually a misnomer , since these cysts do not arise from sebaceous glands. The correct name is epidermoid cyst. You will ...

The name "lupus anticoagulant" is a misnomer because most patients with a lupus anticoagulant do not actually have lupus erythemat...

Aseptic meningitis is a misnomer , but it is a term used clinically to designate an illness comprising meningeal irritation, fever, and alte...

In a sense, the term tumor-suppressor genes is a misnomer because the physiologic function of these genes is to regulate cell growth, not t...

M6 AML, so-called erythroleukemia, is somewhat of a misnomer . In this subtype, greater than 50% of the cells are erythroid progenitors, and...

The term osteoarthritis is a misnomer , because inflammation is not the primary pathologic process observed in this form of articular joint ...

The term "prostatodynia" is a misnomer , as the prostate is actually normal. Prostatodynia is a noninflammatory disorder that aff...

Dyshidrotic eczema is the term used for POMPHOLYX or VESICULOBULLOUS HAND ECZEMA or DYSHIDROSIS.. "Dyshidrotic eczema" is a misno...

Medical Clearance is the term sometimes used for PreOperative Risk Clearence of Patient before Aurgery but frequently used term medical cle...

Cystic Medial Necrosis and Medionecrosis are misnomers because there are no true cystic lesions in the former, and actual necrosis is rare ...

The term bicuspid aortic valve is actually a misnomer ; a raphe caused by commissural fusion of two leaflets usually exists. The valve is o...

The term is actually something of a misnomer because the paradoxical pulse represents an exaggeration of the normal small decline in systol...

The zygomatic complex, also known as the trimalar complex, is a facial bone commonly injured in low-velocity trauma. Lateral trauma will som...

Although in widespread use, the term "skull base surgery" is a somewhat of a misnomer . Only a minority of such procedures is unde...

Nonspecifc ulceration of the colon and rectum is a clinical entity characterized by ulceration in various segments of the large intestine an...

The name infantile myofibromatosis is a misnomer because the most common form of this disorder is solitary, not multicentric as the name im...