Goldberger
[gohld-bur-ger]
- Joseph,1874–1929, U.S. physician, born in Austria: discovered the cause of and treatment for pellagra.
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Trump Tower Philadelphia also involves a former cocaine dealer, Raoul Goldberg, aka Goldberger.
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I'll get Simmonds to go with me before Goldberger, and then before the magistrate.
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"He doesn't really think so, Miss Vaughan," Goldberger laughed.
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"I didn't stop to pick up my physician," Goldberger was saying.
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"Why, there's only one way they could come there," Goldberger answered impatiently.
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"Then he must also have stopped to make it into a noose," remarked Goldberger.
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Goldberger
[gōld′bər-gər]
- Hungarian-born American physician who investigated the cause and treatment of pellagra. He demonstrated that contrary to common belief, pellagra was not an infectious disease but a nutritional disorder caused by an unbalanced diet and cured by the addition of fresh milk, meat, or yeast.
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