Weeks bacillus

Weeks bacillus
(wēks) [John Elmer Weeks, New York ophthalmologist, 1853–1949] Haemophilus aegyptius.

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  • 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

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  • 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

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