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manson

/ˈmænsən/

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noun

/ˈmænsən/C2formalscientific
  • ruИмя собственное, относящееся к шотландскому врачу, известному открытием передачи слоновой болезни (элефантиаза) через комаров и предположением, что комары также передают малярию.

A proper noun referring to a Scottish physician known for discovering the mosquito transmission of elephantiasis and for proposing that mosquitoes also transmit malaria.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. C2formalmedical

    Sir Patrick Manson, a Scottish physician who discovered that elephantiasis is transmitted by mosquitoes and proposed that mosquitoes also transmit malaria.

    ruМэнсон

    • Manson's work on mosquito-borne diseases revolutionized tropical medicine.
    • He is often called the father of tropical medicine.
    • Manson's research laid the foundation for understanding malaria transmission.