Virchow
Americannoun
noun
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Wilhelm Roux, who studied under Virchow and later absorbed Charles Darwin’s influence, saw something darker: a “struggle of the parts,” with individual cells vying fiercely for resources and dominance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
In the mid-1880s, German pathologist Rudolf Virchow recognized inflammatory cells in atherosclerotic plaques.
From Scientific American • Dec. 1, 2021
This is why, just eight days after his investigation in Upper Silesia, Dr. Virchow went to the barricades in Berlin to fight for the revolution.
From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2021
At Virchow hospital in Berlin, doctors not only stopped shaking hands with their patients - even non-contagious ones - but are actively encouraging them to follow the example as cases in Germany hit 66.
From Washington Times • Mar. 1, 2020
One of Farmer’s favorite Virchow quotes was “The physicians are the natural attorneys of the poor, and the social problems should largely be solved by them.”
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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