Hyphenating eponymic names

Use a hyphen with 2 or more eponymic names used as multiple-word modifiers or disease, operations, procedures, etc.

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Osgood-Schlatter? disease (in this case, the disease is named after 2 different medical professionals - orthopaedic surgeon Robert Osgood and Swiss surgeon Carl Schlatter - and is therefore hyphenated)
v.
Chevalier Jackson forceps (in this case, the instrument is name after one person, Chevalier Jackson, and therefore is not hyphenated)

Consult an accepted reference if unsure.


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