| Sachs' bacillus | A species found in malignant oedema of animals, in human war wounds, and in cases of appendicitis; it is pathogenic for guinea pigs, rabbits, mice, and pigeons and produces an exotoxin that is lethal and haemolytic. Synonym: Ghon-Sachs bacillus, Sachs' bacillus, vibrion septique. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Sachs, Bernard | <person> U.S. Neurologist, 1858-1944. See: Tay-Sachs disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Sachs, Hans | <person> German bacteriologist, 1877-1945. See: Sachs-Georgi test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Sachs, M | <person> See: Sachs' bacillus, Ghon-Sachs bacillus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Sachs, Maurice | <person> U.S. Radiologist, *1909. See: Hill-Sachs lesion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Sachs-Georgi test | The first precipitin test for syphilis of diagnostic practicality, the significant innovation having been the addition of cholesterol to the lipoidal antigen (alcoholic tissue extract) used in the earlier Meinicke test. (05 Mar 2000) |