Medical Eponyms Letter Z

447. Zahn - lines of is thrombi formed within a cardiac chamber or the aorta - may have apparent laminations - produced by alternating layers of paler platelets admixed with some fibrin - separated by darker layers containing more red cells.
448. Zenker’s diverticulum is a pharyngeal diverticulum from premature contraction of the cricopharyngeus muscle on swallowing - leads to progressive UES narrowing - leading to a posteriorly directed hypopharynx; causes progressive food stasis and dysphagia.
449. Zieve’s syndrome is jaundice - hyperlipemia - and hemolytic anemia in alcoholic liver disease; described in 1958.


These eponyms are collected and compiled from various websites and textbooks, and from pg guides.

Find more at :-

1. Andrew Yee's site : http://eponyms.net
This is a good site which gives lot more than what is given here.

2. www.whonamedit.com
I would say this is the online Bible of eponyms.