RUDOLF KARL VIRCHOW

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

German pathologist who recognized that all cells come from cells by binary fission and who emphasized cellular abnormalities in disease (1821-1902)

Synonyms:

Rudolf Karl Virchow; Rudolf Virchow; Virchow

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

diagnostician; pathologist (a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis)

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