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RUDOLF KARL VIRCHOW
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
diagnostician; pathologist (a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis)
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