WILLIAM CRAWFORD GORGAS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

United States Army surgeon who suppressed yellow fever in Havana and in the Panama Canal Zone (1854-1920)

Synonyms:

Gorgas; William Crawford Gorgas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

operating surgeon; sawbones; surgeon (a physician who specializes in surgery)

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