KLEBS-LÖFFLER BACILLUS


Meaning of KLEBS-LÖFFLER BACILLUS in English

/klebz"lef"leuhr/ ; Ger. /klayps"luef"leuhrdd/

a bacterium, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, which causes diphtheria.

[ 1890-95; named after E. KLEBS and F. A. J. LÖFFLER ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .