Misnomers in Medicine

Mycosis fungoides (MF) is the most common clinicopathological subtype of primary cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. The term “mycosis fungoides” w...

The term is a misnomer because Seborrheic keratoses result from a proliferation of keratinocytes and are not related to sebaceous glands. T...

Palisading nuclei are not a prominent feature, therefore, the term palisaded is misnomer , Additionally, although it is well-circumscribed...

The term nevus depigmentosus is a misnomer because the lesions are hypopigmented, not devoid of pigment as the name would imply. Nevus depi...

It is a misnomer to term this disease tinea because it is typically not associated with a dermatophyte infection. Tinea amiantacea is a cu...

Capillaritis is a misnomer as there is no vasculitis involved. Capillaritis is a pigmented purpuric dermatosis which is a group of chroni...

The term is actually a misnomer because Bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma is not a true form of erythroderma, although it does ...

The term is misnomer because this condition is termed as malignant otitis externa because of itspropensity to cause complications and death...

The term lupus pernio is a misnomer because the condition is not associated with lupus and has no association with pernio. Lupus pernio is...

Chicken pox, which also is known by its Latin name of varicella, is a misnomer . The disease has nothing to do with chickens. 1.Chicken p...

The term cholesteatoma is actually a misnomer since the lesion is not a neoplasm and does not contain cholesterol. The primary lesion in ...

Granuloma faciale (GF) is an uncommon benign chronic skin disease of unknown origin characterized by single or multiple cutaneous nodules, u...

PNH is somewhat of a misnomer because the hemolysis is not necessarily nocturnal or paroxysmal. In fact, patients may recognize a low level...

Malaria is a misnomer. Drawn from the Italian mala aria, or "bad air," the name reflects the historical belief that the disease i...

Nonfunctioning pancreatic endocrine tumors are more common, often larger, and more frequently malignant at the time of diagnosis. The term n...

While emergency nonanesthetized intubations outside the operating room may be performed with minimal topical anesthesia and no sedation, the...

Carbicarb is referred to as a "CO2 -consuming" buffer , which is a misnomer because it still generates CO2 , but less than NaHCO3...

The mechanism of apparent placental movement is not completely understood. The term migration is clearly a misnomer , however, because invas...

The term achondrogenesis is actually a misnomer , as it implies that cartilage is not made. In this condition, cartilage is made but it is p...

Thoracoabdominal ectopia cordis is better known as the pentalogy of Cantrell and is in part a misnomer , given that the heart is not truly ...