Spallanzani
Americannoun
noun
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In 1776, Lazzaro Spallanzani, an Italian naturalist, described how the animals could dry out completely and then be resurrected with a splash of water.
From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2024
“Regarding the question of sexual transmission, I believe that we cannot yet define this strictly as a sexually transmitted disease,” said Dr. Andrea Antinori, Director of Viral Immunodeficiencies at Spallanzani hospital in Rome.
From Seattle Times • May 27, 2022
Doctors at the Spallanzani Institute for Infectious Diseases in Rome said it pointed to the possibility that the virus was reproducing itself in the male genital tract.
From BBC • Aug. 12, 2016
He went first to Sicily and then to Rome aboard a C-130 transport plane and was taken immediately to the capital’s Spallanzani hospital, which specializes in infectious diseases.
From Washington Times • Sep. 24, 2014
In 1780, Abbe Spallanzani, following up the success of Jacobi, artificially impregnated a bitch, who brought forth in sixty-two days 3 puppies, all resembling the male.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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