Weeks bacillus
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Weeks bacillus — (wēks) [John Elmer Weeks, New York ophthalmologist, 1853–1949] Haemophilus aegyptius … Medical dictionary
Koch-Weeks bacillus — wēks n a bacterium of the genus Haemophilus (H. aegyptius) associated with an infectious form of human conjunctivitis compare PFEIFFER S BACILLUS Weeks John Elmer (1853 1949) American ophthalmologist. Weeks founded a clinical laboratory for… … Medical dictionary
koch-weeks bacillus — ˈwēks noun Usage: usually capitalized K&W Etymology: after Robert Koch died 1910 and John E. Weeks died 1949 American ophthalmologist, who discovered it independently : a bacterium of the genus Hemophilus associated with human conjunctivitis … Useful english dictionary
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin — (or Bacille Calmette Guérin, BCG) is a vaccine against tuberculosis that is prepared from a strain of the attenuated (weakened) live bovine tuberculosis bacillus, Mycobacterium bovis , that has lost its virulence in humans by being specially… … Wikipedia
Koch–Weeks bacillus — … Useful english dictionary
Weeks — John E., U.S. ophthalmologist, 1853–1949. See W. bacillus, Koch W. bacillus … Medical dictionary
Koch's bacillus — kōks , käch əz or Koch bacillus kōk , käch n a bacillus of the genus Mycobacterium (M. tuberculosis) that causes human tuberculosis Koch kȯk (Heinrich Hermann) Robert (1843 1910) German bacteriologist. Koch is usually hailed as the founder of… … Medical dictionary
Pfeiffer's bacillus — Pfeif·fer s bacillus fī fərz n a minute bacillus of the genus Haemophilus (H. influenzae) associated with acute respiratory infections and meningitis compare KOCH WEEKS BACILLUS … Medical dictionary
pfeiffer's bacillus — ˈfīfə(r)z noun also pfeiffer s influenza bacillus Usage: usually capitalized P Etymology: after Richard F. J. Pfeiffer : a minute bacillus (Hemophilus influenzae) associated with acute respiratory infections and meningitis compare koch weeks… … Useful english dictionary
Koch-Weeks conjunctivitis — n conjunctivitis caused by the Koch Weeks bacillus * * * acute contagious c … Medical dictionary
