Flexner

[ fleks-ner ]

noun
  1. Abraham, 1866–1959, U.S. educator.

  2. his brother Simon, 1863–1946, U.S. pathologist and bacteriologist.

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How to use Flexner in a sentence

  • Two years later, Flexner isolated the bacillus of infantile paralysis and Plotz that of typhus fever.

    Invention | Bradley A. Fiske
  • Yet the subsequent conversation disclosed that Dr. Flexner was unfamiliar with the Stiles hookworm work.

  • Large-hearted men like Dr. Flexner and his associates do not permit unnecessary pain to defenceless animals.

  • It is one of the most frequent and fatal of what Flexner described a decade ago as "terminal infections."

    Preventable Diseases | Woods Hutchinson
  • Like disciplines, professions have unique characteristics, as defined by Flexner.

    Nursing as Caring | Anne Boykin