- Koch's bacillus
- see Mycobacterium [R. Koch (1843–1910), German bacteriologist]
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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
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's bacillus — Tubercle Tu ber*cle, n. [L. tuberculum, dim. of tuber: cf. F. tubercule, OF. also tubercle. See {Tuber}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A small knoblike prominence or excrescence, whether natural or morbid; as, a tubercle on a plant; a tubercle on a bone;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Koch's bacillus — /kɒks bəˈsɪləs/ (say koks buh siluhs) noun a bacillus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, that causes tuberculosis. Also, Koch bacillus. {named after Robert Koch} …
koch's bacillus — noun or koch bacillus Usage: usually capitalized K : a bacillus (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) that causes human tuberculosis … Useful english 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
Koch–Weeks bacillus — … Useful english dictionary
Koch-Weeks conjunctivitis — n conjunctivitis caused by the Koch Weeks bacillus * * * acute contagious c … Medical dictionary
Bacillus tuberculosis — Tubercle Tu ber*cle, n. [L. tuberculum, dim. of tuber: cf. F. tubercule, OF. also tubercle. See {Tuber}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A small knoblike prominence or excrescence, whether natural or morbid; as, a tubercle on a plant; a tubercle on a bone;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
koch bacillus — noun see koch s bacillus … Useful english dictionary
