Adolf Weil (
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Adolf Weil — may refer to:* Adolf Weil (physician) (1848/1849 1916), German physician. * Adolf Weil (motorcyclist), German former Grand Prix motocross racer … Wikipedia
Weil'sdisease — Weil s disease (vīlz, wīlz) n. A severe form of leptospirosis in humans that is characterized by jaundice, fever, muscle pain, and a tendency to hemorrhage. [After Adolf Weil (1848 1916), German physician.] * * * … Universalium
Weil — Adolf, German physician, 1848–1916. See W. disease. Edmund, Austrian physician, 1880–1922. See W. Felix reaction, W. Felix test. Ludwig A., German dentist, 1849–1895. See W. basal layer, W. basal zone … Medical dictionary
Weil (surname) — Used as a conjunction weil is the German word for because . The surname Weil (or Weill, Weyl) may refer to:Weil* Adolf Weil (or Adolph Weill) (1848–1916), German physician * Adolf Weil, motocross racer * André Weil, mathematician * Andrew Weil,… … Wikipedia
Weil's disease — /vuylz, wuylz/, Med. a type of leptospirosis in humans, characterized by fever and jaundice, caused by the spirochete Leptospira icterohaemorrhagiae. [named after Adolf Weil (1848 1916), German physician] * * * … Universalium
Weil syndrome — (vīl) [Adolf Weil, German physician, 1848–1916] see under syndrome … Medical dictionary
Weil's disease — [vʌɪlz] noun a severe form of leptospirosis transmitted by rats via contaminated water. Origin C19: named after the German physician H. Adolf Weil … English new terms dictionary
Weil's disease — /ˈvaɪlz dəziz/ (say vuylz duhzeez) noun a bacterial infection caused by the leptospirosis bacterium which is spread by the urine of rats, typically infecting water in caves. {named after Adolf Weil, 1848–1916, German physician who first described …
Weil's disease — vī(ə)lz , wī(ə)lz n a leptospirosis that is characterized by chills, fever, muscle pain, and hepatitis manifested by more or less severe jaundice and that is caused by a spirochete of the genus Leptospira (L. interrogans, esp. serotype… … Medical dictionary
List of eponymous diseases — An eponymous disease is one that has been named after the person who first described the condition. This usually involves publishing an article in a respected medical journal. Rarely an eponymous disease may be named after a patient (examples… … Wikipedia
