| Muller, Peter | <person> German obstetrician, 1836-1922. See: Hillis-Muller manoeuvre. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Bartels, Peter | <person> German scientist in U.S., specializing in optics and computer science, *1929. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Becker, Peter | <person> German geneticist, *1908. See: Becker type tardive muscular dystrophy, Becker type muscular dystrophy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| van Buchem, Francis Steven Peter | <person> Dutch internist, *1897. See: van Buchem's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Chamberlen, Peter | <person> English obstetrician, 1560-1631. See: Chamberlen forceps. (05 Mar 2000) |
| peter | A common baptismal name for a man. The name of one of the apostles, Peter boat, a fishing boat, sharp at both ends, originally of the Baltic Sea, but now common in certain English rivers. Peter Funk, the auctioneer in a mock auction. Peter pence, or Peter's pence. An annual tax or tribute, formerly paid by the English people to the pope, being a penny for every house, payable on Lammas or St.Peter's day; called also Rome scot, and hearth money. In modern times, a voluntary contribution made by Roman Catholics to the private purse of the pope. <zoology> Peter's fish, a haddock; so called because the black spots, one on each side, behind the gills, are traditionally said to have been caused by the fingers of St. Peter, when he caught the fish to pay the tribute. The name is applied, also, to other fishes having similar spots. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Woulfe, Peter | <person> English chemist, 1727-1803. See: Woulfe's bottle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Scardino, Peter | <person> U.S. Urologist, *1915. See: Scardino vertical flap pyeloplasty. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kerley, Peter | <person> English radiologist, *1900. See: Kerley B lines. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Laband, Peter | <person> U.S. Dentist, *1900. See: Laband's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Geiger-Muller counter | <instrument> An instrument for measuring radioactivity by counting the emission of radioactive particles. It consists of a metallic cylinder, negatively charged, in a tube containing a fine, positively charged wire at its centre; radiations produce ionization of the gas molecules between the cylinder and the wire and result in an electrical discharge independent of the energy of the impinging particle or ray. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Geiger-Muller tube | <instrument> An instrument for measuring radioactivity by counting the emission of radioactive particles. It consists of a metallic cylinder, negatively charged, in a tube containing a fine, positively charged wire at its centre; radiations produce ionization of the gas molecules between the cylinder and the wire and result in an electrical discharge independent of the energy of the impinging particle or ray. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Muller, Friedrich von | <person> German physician, 1858-1941. See: Muller's sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Muller, Heinrich | <person> German anatomist, 1820-1864. See: Muller's radial cells, Muller's fibres, Muller's muscle, Muller's trigone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Muller, Hermann | <person> German histologist, 1866-1898. See: formol-Muller fixative, Muller's fixative. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Muller, Johannes | <person> German anatomist, physiologist, and pathologist, 1801-1858. See: Muller's capsule, Muller's duct, Muller's law, Muller's manoeuvre, Muller's tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |