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• diphtheria — from Fr. diphthérie, coined 1857 by physician Pierre Bretonneau (1778 1862) from Gk. diphthera prepared hide, leather, of unknown origin; the disease so called for the tough membrane that forms in the throat. Bretonneau s earlier name for it was… …   Etymology dictionary

• diphtheria — [dif thir′ē ə, dipthir΄ē ə] n. [ModL < Fr diphtherie (so named (1855) by A. Trousseau (1801 67), Fr physician, replacing earlier diphthérite, first used (1821) by P. Bretonneau (1778 1862), Fr physician) < Gr diphthera, leather < dephein …   English World dictionary

• Bretonneau, Pierre-Fidèle — ▪ French physician born April 3, 1778, Tours, Fr. died Feb. 18, 1862, Passy       French epidemiologist who in 1825 performed the first successful tracheotomy (incision of and entrance into the trachea through the skin and muscles of the neck).… …   Universalium

• diphtheria — [19] The disease diphtheria is characterized by the formation of a false membrane in the throat which obstructs breathing, and when the French physician Pierre Bretonneau described it in the 1820s, he coined a name for it based on Greek diphthéra …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• diphtheria — [19] The disease diphtheria is characterized by the formation of a false membrane in the throat which obstructs breathing, and when the French physician Pierre Bretonneau described it in the 1820s, he coined a name for it based on Greek diphthéra …   Word origins

• Bretonneau — /ˌbrɛtɒˈnoʊ/ (say .breto noh) noun Pierre /piˈɛə/ (say pee air), 1778–1862, French surgeon; described typhoid and diphtheria …  

• Pierre Bretonneau — Infobox Scientist name = PAGENAME box width = image width =150px caption = PAGENAME birth date = 3 April 1778 birth place = Saint Georges sur Cher death date = 1862 death place = residence = citizenship = nationality = French ethnicity = field =… …   Wikipedia

• Diphtérie — Classification et ressources externes Œdème du cou caractéristique. CIM 10 …   Wikipédia en Français

• Croup — also refers to the rump of a quadruped and the crop of a bird. For the work of a casino employee, see croupier. Croup Classification and external resources The steeple sign as seen on an AP neck X ray of a c …   Wikipedia

• Tracheotomy — This article is about the surgical procedure called a tracheotomy. For a similar procedure, see Cricothyrotomy. Tracheotomy Intervention Completed tracheotomy: 1 Vocal folds 2 Thyroid cartilage 3 Cricoid cartilage 4 Tracheal rings …   Wikipedia

• ДИФТЕРИТ — (от греч. diphthera пленка), термин, нередко употребляющийся неправильно для обозначения инфекционной б ни дифтерии; на самом же деле представляет сокращенное обозначение общепатологического процесса, именно дифтеритич. воспаления, к рое может… …   Большая медицинская энциклопедия