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Mechnikov

American  
[myech-nyi-kuhf] / ˈmyɛtʃ nyɪ kəf /

noun

  1. Ilya Ilyich Metchnikoff, Élie.


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Dr Volodymyr Dubyna, the head of the Mechnikov Hospital's ICU, said that since the start of the Russian invasion his unit alone has increased the number of beds from 16 to 50.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2025

Today, Mechnikov is lauded for its state-of-the-art facilities and expertise - roughly 400 doctors spread across six buildings.

From Washington Times • Jul. 26, 2023

Wounded soldiers are typically cared for in hospitals closer to the front line and then, once stabilized, they are brought to Mechnikov, a journey that can sometimes take half a day.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2023

Aleksandr Prigarin, an anthropologist at Mechnikov University in Odesa, told me the main thing he was concerned with protecting right now was “Pushkin, Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, Tchaikovsky and Chekhov.”

From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2022

The embryology of Callianira has been worked out by E. Mechnikov.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various

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