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bilharzia

a chronic disease acused by infestation with blood flukes,endemic in parts of africa and south america (named after the german physician theodor bilharz,1825-62,who discovered the parasite)

biro

a kind of ball point pen(named after laszlo jozsef biro,1899-1985,hungarian inventor of the ball point)

bloomers

women's lose-fitting knee-length knickers,sometimes gathered at the knee or ankle(named after Mrs.amelia j.bloomer,1818-1894,an american social reformer who advocated the garment)

bobby

police office(after sir robert peel,1788-1850,the british prime minister who established the metropolitan police)

bolivar

the base monetary unit of venezuela,equal to 100 centimos(named after the venezuela simon bolivar,1783-1830,who liberated venezuela from the spanish)

boolean

denoting of a system of notation used to represent logical propositions by means of the binary digits 0(false) and 1 (true),especially in computing and electronics(named after the english mathematician george boole,1815-64)

boronia

a sweet scented australian shrub,cultivated for its perfume and flowers(named after the italian botanist,fracesco borone, 1769-94)

bailey bridge

a prefabricated lattice steel bridge designed for rapid assembly especially in military operations(named after the english engineer,sir donald bailey)

august

the eighth month of the year,named after augustus caesar,the first roman emperor.

alzheimer's disease

a form of progressive mental deterioration occuring in middle or old age(named after the german neurologist alois alzheimen . 1869-1912)

bacchanal

a wild and drunken party or celebration named after bacchus,the greek or roman God of wine.

alexander technique

a system designed to promote well -being through the control of posture(named after the australian born actor and educationist frederick mathias alexander,1869-1955)

adam's apple

a projection at the front of the neck formed by the thyroid cartilage of the larynx (so named from the notion that a piece of the forbidden fruit became lodged in adam's throat).

adonis

an extremely handsome young man (from the name of a beutiful youth in greek mythology)

eponyms

an eponym is a word derived from the name of a person .this could be the name of a real,fictonal,mythical or spurious charecter or person .many familiar english words are eponyms as they have been derived from someone's name