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Jenner
[ jen-er ]
noun
- Edward, 1749–1823, English physician: discoverer of smallpox vaccine.
- Sir William, 1815–98, English physician and pathologist.
Jenner
/ ˈdʒɛnə /
noun
- JennerEdward17491823MEnglishMEDICINE: physician Edward 1749–1823, English physician, who discovered vaccination by showing that injections of cowpox virus produce immunity against smallpox (1796)
- JennerSir William18151898MEnglishMEDICINE: physicianMEDICINE: pathologist Sir William. 1815–98, English physician and pathologist, who differentiated between typhus and typhoid fevers (1849)
Jenner
/ jĕn′ər /
- British physician who pioneered the practice of vaccination. His experiments proved that individuals who had been inoculated with the virus that caused cowpox, a mild skin disease of cattle, became immune to smallpox. Jenner's discovery laid the foundations for the science of immunology.
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The differential count is best made upon a film stained with Wright's, Jenner's, or Ehrlich's stain.
Jenner's stain, which gives a somewhat similar picture, is preferred by many for differential counting of leukocytes.
British house of commons voted Dr. Jenner 10,000 for his discovery of the vaccine inoculation.
Page 117: Sentence beginning "If my voice is low, young lady" is unattributed, but in context, probably was spoken by Mr. Jenner.
Mr. Jenner, I will give you these questions and use those, if any, that are other than what you planned to use yourself.
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