| 单词 | influenza bacillus |
| 释义 | > as lemmasinfluenza bacillus influenza bacillus n. now historical a bacillus believed to cause influenza; spec. the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae, now recognized as a cause of pneumonia, meningitis, and conjunctivitis, esp. in children. ΚΠ 1889 Med. Rec. 14 Dec. 661/1 We anxiously await the announcement of the discovery of the influenza bacillus. 1896 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. I. 681 In some of these [sc. patches of solid lung] the influenza bacillus has been found, thus shewing the disease in truth to be influenzal pneumonia. 1929 Lancet 19 Jan. 139/1 There is general agreement..that the more serious complications [of influenza], such as broncho-pneumonia, are caused principally by the pneumococcus, streptococcus, and influenza bacillus in varying combination. 1998 Seminars Pediatric Infectious Dis. 9 77/1 Haemophilus influenzae is a small, gram-negative pleomorphic coccobacillus initially known as the Pfeiffer influenza bacillus. < as lemmas |
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