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Pfeiffer phenomenon (reaction) — Pfeif·fer phenomenon (reaction) (fiґfər) [Richard Friedrich Johann Pfeiffer, German bacteriologist, 1858–1945] see under phenomenon … Medical dictionary
Pfeiffer Effect — The Pfeiffer Effect is an optical phenomenon whereby the presence of an optically active compound influences the optical rotation of a racemic mixture of a second compound. Racemic mixtures do not rotate plane polarized light, but the equilibrium … Wikipedia
Pfeiffer — Richard F.J., German physician, 1858–1945. See Pfeifferella, P. phenomenon, P. syndrome … Medical dictionary
phenomenon — 1. A symptom; an occurrence of any sort, whether ordinary or extraordinary, in relation to a disease. 2. Any unusual fact or occurrence. [G. phainomenon, fr. phaino, to cause to appear] adhesion p. a p. manifested by the adherence of antigen… … Medical dictionary
Pfeiffer reaction — see under phenomenon … Medical dictionary
Richard Friedrich Johannes Pfeiffer — (March 27, 1858 ndash; September 15 1945) was a German physician and bacteriologist. [cite web url=http://www.jstor.org/pss/769487 title=JSTOR: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, Vol. 2 (Nov., 1956 ), pp. 237 247… … Wikipedia
bacteriolytic test — Pfeiffer phenomenon … Medical dictionary
biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… … Universalium
classical scholarship — Introduction the study, in all its aspects, of ancient Greece (ancient Greek civilization) and Rome (ancient Rome). In continental Europe the field is known as “classical philology,” but the use, in some circles, of “philology” to denote… … Universalium
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
