KOCH PHENOMENON


Meaning of KOCH PHENOMENON in English

ˈkȯk-, ˈkȯḵ-, ˈkōk-, ˈkäk- noun

Usage: usually capitalized K

Etymology: after Robert Koch died 1910 German bacteriologist

: the response of a tuberculous animal to reinfection with tubercle bacilli marked by necrotic lesions that develop rapidly and heal quickly and caused by hypersensitivity to products of the tubercle bacillus

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