Who is David Bruce? (original) (raw)

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Meaning:

Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)play

Synonyms:

Bruce; David Bruce; Sir David Bruce

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

bacteriologist (a biologist who studies bacteria)

doc; doctor; Dr.; MD; medico; physician (a licensed medical practitioner)

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