Rudolf Karl Virchow

Definitions of Rudolf Karl Virchow
  1. noun
    German pathologist who recognized that all cells come from cells by binary fission and who emphasized cellular abnormalities in disease (1821-1902)
    synonyms: Rudolf Virchow, Virchow
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    diagnostician, pathologist
    a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis
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