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REITER
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• REITER (noun)
The noun REITER has 1 sense:
1. German bacteriologist who described a disease now known as Reiter's syndrome and who identified the spirochete that causes syphilis in humans (1881-1969)
Familiarity information: REITER used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
German bacteriologist who described a disease now known as Reiter's syndrome and who identified the spirochete that causes syphilis in humans (1881-1969)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hans Conrad Julius Reiter; Reiter
Instance hypernyms:
bacteriologist (a biologist who studies bacteria)
Context examples
Also called: Reiter's Syndrome, Septic Arthritis
(Infectious Arthritis, NIH)
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