# Eponyms (for students) — Learn Medical Terms

> Medical eponyms dictionary and learning tool for students. (iPhone/iPad app by Ossus GmbH.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/eponyms-for-students/id286025430 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ossus GmbH](https://appshunter.io/developer/286022405)
- Category: Medical, Education
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 8 App Store ratings · 188 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 10.0 · 18 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2019-02-12
- Data updated: 2026-08-22
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/eponyms-for-students/id286025430/reviews.md

## What is Eponyms (for students)?

Eponyms brings a short description of about 1800 common and obscure medical eponyms (e.g., Rovsing's sign, Virchow's node) to your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. A perfect tool to quickly look up the meaning of any eponym.

It uses the beautiful eponym database from Andrew J. Yee (http://www.eponyms.net/).

## Features

• About 1800 eponyms
• Full text search
• Browse by any of the 26 categories
• Star eponyms to keep track of the eponyms you tend to forget or which you know are favorites of your professor
• List of recently accessed eponyms
• Quick and easy learn mode

## Learn Mode

The learn mode allows you to:

• swipe to the left to show a random eponym but not its title
• swipe to the right to show a random eponym title but not its text
• pull down to reveal the hidden info

Learn mode displays eponyms from the category you're currently visiting. This means you can either learn eponyms from a given category, only the ones that you've starred or simply all of them.

## Non-students:

This is the free student version. Please only download the free version while you (still) are a student. Look for the regular version if you're a professional now.

## Key features

- 1800+ medical eponyms
- Full text search
- Browse by category
- Star favorite eponyms
- Recently accessed list
- Quick learn mode

## What do users think of Eponyms (for students)?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 📚 Comprehensive database of medical eponyms
- 💰 Free version available for students
- 🎯 Quick reference tool for clinical use
- 📱 Clean and simple interface
- 🔍 Easy alphabetical navigation and search
- 📂 Organized by body systems/categories
- 🎓 Valuable learning tool for medical students
- ⚡ Fast lookup functionality
- 🎮 Quiz/study mode with random eponym selection
- 🌟 Useful during medical rounds and clinical practice

**Cons**

- 🐛 App crashes frequently on newer iOS versions
- 📱 Not optimized for newer iPhone models (14 Pro, etc.)
- 🎨 Outdated user interface design
- 🔄 Removed alphabet scroll locator in recent updates
- 📵 Blank pages and display issues on some devices
- 🚫 Unwanted ads and pop-ups causing redirects
- ⏱️ Requires excessive scrolling to navigate
- 🔗 iTunes app automatically opens unexpectedly
- ⚠️ Incompatible with newer iOS versions (iOS 11+)
- 🐢 Slow performance on older devices

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Blank lines with arrows leading to blank pages
- App crashes on iOS 11 and newer versions
- Search function causes list to vanish
- iTunes application tab opens automatically
- Full-screen ads that cannot be dismissed
- App only displays A-C entries in alphabet
- Crashes when selecting search feature
- Display issues on iPhone 4 and newer models
- Auto-rotate cannot be locked
- Incompatibility with latest iOS updates

**Most requested features**

- Add images/photos for visual learning
- User ability to add custom notes to eponyms
- Pediatric eponyms category
- Surgical procedures and eponyms section
- Search within entry descriptions (not just titles)
- User submission feature for missing eponyms
- Flashcard study mode with definition reveal
- Reverse flashcard mode (definition to eponym)
- Ability to add personal annotations
- Triads section
- Source citations for eponyms
- Lock auto-rotate feature
- Background download capability
- Multitasking support
- More detailed information than current entries

## Recent user reviews (10 of 188)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/eponyms-for-students/id286025430/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work for me

*2025-06-23*

It looks like a useful idea, and I don’t doubt, from screenshots, that it works for some people; but on my up-to-date iPhone I get nothing but blank lines with arrows, clicking on which leads to blank pages.

### 4/5 — Screen Size Update

*2022-11-15*

Good day,

The app is amazing! Is there a way for you to update the app by adjusting the screen size for the latest device such as the 14 pro?

Thank you!

### 1/5 — Don’t work….

*2022-09-24*

It’s something wrong in iOS 16…. Don’t work

### 3/5 — Where is the search feature?

*2021-05-17*

Please add search functionality (both for searching name and database)

### 1/5 — It doesn’t work

*2020-11-27, version 2.0*

With the last OS update it doesn’t work. Could you please fix it?
Thank you

### 5/5 — Fantastic app

*2019-08-29*

I suggest to add pictures of some eponyms

### 5/5 — Carrington’s pneumonia

*2019-07-31*

Great app would like to be able to search under first letter as in the previous version. Just found another missing eponym chronic eosinophilia pneumonia.... Carrinton’s disease😀

### 4/5 — Some suggestions

*2019-07-06, version 2.0*

It is a good app but can be better.

Would be nice to have a small, not very intrusive notification or widget where one can choose to see the number of daily random eponyms (just like some vocabulary apps do).

It is also good that the app is minimalist (not sure if on purpose) and yes, I know it is a google search away, but perhaps it would be a better learning tool if there were some drawings, images etc. (where aplicable) or maybe the possibility to make such a search directly in the app.

This being said, thank for the work behind this app.

### 5/5 — Great app

*2018-04-14*

Excellent app, highly recommend.

### 5/5 — great

*2018-04-08, version 2.0*

After latest update some sections look empty:(. Otherwise very good, very helpful. highly recommended!

## Frequently asked questions about Eponyms (for students)

### What is this app about?

This app serves as a dictionary and learning tool for medical eponyms, providing definitions for around 1800 common and obscure terms. It's designed to help students quickly look up and learn the meaning of these medical terms.

### What are the key features of this app?

Key features include a database of approximately 1800 medical eponyms, full-text search functionality, the ability to browse terms by 26 categories, a learn mode for studying, a list of recently accessed eponyms, and the option to star favorite terms.

### Is this app free to use?

Yes, this is the free student version of the app. It is intended for individuals who are currently students. A regular version is available for professionals.

### What devices is this app compatible with?

The app is designed for use on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch devices.

### How can I use the learn mode?

The learn mode allows you to study eponyms in a randomized fashion. You can swipe left to see a random eponym without its title, swipe right to see a random title without its text, and pull down to reveal the hidden information. You can choose to learn from a specific category, starred eponyms, or all eponyms.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0 — 2019-02-12

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

• Now in shiny 64-bit and able to accommodate all device screen sizes
• Added a handful of eponyms

### 1.4.2 — 2012-12-18

😤 Shake-to-learn works again! Shake sideways to show a random eponym name, shake up-down to show a random eponym description.

### 1.4.1 — 2012-12-13

Support for iPhone 5 and improvements for iOS 6

### 1.3.2 — 2011-07-20

• Small improvements
• Changed Ad network

### 1.3.1 — 2011-01-13

Now includes 1'751 eponyms

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