REITER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

German bacteriologist who described a disease now known as Reiter's syndrome and who identified the spirochete that causes syphilis in humans (1881-1969)

Synonyms:

Hans Conrad Julius Reiter; Reiter

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

bacteriologist (a biologist who studies bacteria)

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