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81Koch , (Heinrich Hermann) Robert — (1843–1910) German bacteriologist Born the son of a mining official in Klausthal, Germany, Koch studied medicine at the University of Göttingen where he was a pupil of Jacob Henle. After graduating in 1866 and serving in the Franco–Prussian War,… …
82bacillus — n. (pl. li) rod shaped bacterium, especially causing disease. ♦ bacillaemia, n. presence of bacilli in blood. ♦ bacillary, a. rod shaped; caused by bacillus. ♦ bacillicide, n. substance killing bacilli. ♦ bacilliform, a. rod shaped …
83Bacillary — Bac il*la*ry, a. 1. Of or pertaining to little rods; rod shaped. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to bacilli; produced by, or containing, bacilli; bacillar; as, a bacillary disease. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
84Widal reaction — Widal s test Wi*dal s test, or Widal test Wi*dal test or Widal reaction Wi*dal reaction . [After Fernand Widal (b. 1862), French physician.] (Med.) A test for typhoid fever based on the fact that blood serum of one affected, in a bouillon culture …
85Widal test — Widal s test Wi*dal s test, or Widal test Wi*dal test or Widal reaction Wi*dal reaction . [After Fernand Widal (b. 1862), French physician.] (Med.) A test for typhoid fever based on the fact that blood serum of one affected, in a bouillon culture …
86Widal's test — Wi*dal s test, or Widal test Wi*dal test or Widal reaction Wi*dal reaction . [After Fernand Widal (b. 1862), French physician.] (Med.) A test for typhoid fever based on the fact that blood serum of one affected, in a bouillon culture of typhoid… …
87BCG vaccine — noun Etymology: Bacillus Calmette Guérin (an attenuated strain of tubercle bacilli), from Albert Calmette died 1933 and Camille Guérin died 1961 French bacteriologists Date: 1927 a vaccine prepared from a living attenuated strain of tubercle… …
88Antioxidant — Model of the antioxidant metabolite glutathione. The yellow sphere is the redox active sulfur atom that provides antioxidant activity, while the red, blue, white, and dark grey spheres represent oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, and carbon atoms,… …
89Bacillus — Taxobox color = lightgray name = Bacillus image width = 220px image caption = Bacillus subtilis , Gram stained regnum = Bacteria divisio = Firmicutes classis = Bacilli ordo = Bacillales familia = Bacillaceae genus = Bacillus genus authority =… …
90Tetanus — Not to be confused with tinnitus. Tetanus Classification and external resources Muscular spasms (specifically opisthotonos) in a patient sufferi …
