| Rowntree, Leonard | <person> U.S. Physician, *1883. See: Rowntree and Geraghty test. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Rowntree and Geraghty test | An obsolete test for renal function; after the patient has drunk a glass or two of water, 1 ml of a 0.6% solution of dye is injected hypodermically; the time between this injection and the appearance of a pink tinge in the urine as it falls into an alkaline solution is noted; the amount excreted in each of the next 2 hours is then estimated colourimetrically. Synonym: Geraghty's test, phthalein test, red test, Rowntree and Geraghty test. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Poiseuille, Jean Leonard Marie | <person> French physiologist and physicist, 1797-1869. See: poise, Poiseuille's viscosity coefficient, Poiseuille's law, Poiseuille's space. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Cronkhite, Leonard Jr | <person> U.S. Physician, *1919. See: Cronkhite-Canada syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hayflick, Leonard | <person> U.S. Microbiologist, *1928. See: Hayflick's limit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hill, Sir Leonard Erskine | <person> English physiologist, 1866-1952. See: Hill's sign, Hill's phenomenon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Jacquet, Leonard | <person> French dermatologist, 1860-1914. See: Jacquet's erythema. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Fosdick, Leonard | <person> U.S. Chemist, *1903. See: Fosdick-Hansen-Epple test. (05 Mar 2000) |