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klebs-loffler bacillus

Klebs-Löffler bacillus
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [klebz-lef-ler; German kleyps-lœf-luh r]
    • /ˈklɛbzˈlɛf lər; German ˈkleɪpsˈlœf lər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [klebz-lef-ler; German kleyps-lœf-luh r]
    • /ˈklɛbzˈlɛf lər; German ˈkleɪpsˈlœf lər/

Definitions of klebs-loffler bacillus words

  • noun klebs-loffler bacillus a bacterium, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, which causes diphtheria. 1
  • noun klebs-loffler bacillus a rodlike Gram-positive bacterium, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, that causes diphtheria: family Corynebacteriaceae. 0
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Origin of klebs-loffler bacillus

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
1890-95; named after E. Klebs and F. A. J. Löffler

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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