| Semon, Richard | <person> German biologist, 1859-1908. See: Semon-Hering theory. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Gerhardt-Semon law | <otolaryngology> An obsolete law formerly used to account for the position of an affected vocal cord or cords after injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve or nerves. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Semon-Hering theory | The theory that stimuli or irritants leave definite traces (engrams) on the protoplasm of the animal or plant, and when these stimuli are regularly repeated they induce a habit which persists after the stimuli cease; assuming that the germ cells share with the nerve cells in the possession of engrams, acquired habits may thus be transmitted to the descendants. Synonym: mnaemic theory, mnemism, Semon-Hering theory. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Semon, Sir Felix | <person> German laryngologist in Britain, 1849-1921. See: Semon's law, Gerhardt-Semon law. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Semon's law | An obsolete law stating that injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve results in paralysis of the abductor muscle of the vocal cords before paralysis of the adductor muscles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Abegg, Richard | <person> Danish chemist, 1869-1910. See: Abegg's rule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Altmann, Richard | <person> German histologist, 1852-1900. See: Altmann's fixative, Altmann's granule, Altmann's anilin-acid fuchsin stain, Altmann's theory, Altmann-Gersh method. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bing, Richard | <person> U.S. Physician, *1909. See: Taussig-Bing disease, Taussig-Bing syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bright, Richard | <person> English internist and pathologist, 1789-1858. See: Bright's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Cabot, Richard | <person> U.S. Physician, 1868-1939. See: Cabot's ring bodies, Cabot-Locke murmur. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Mackenzie, Richard | <person> Scottish surgeon, 1821-1854. See: Mackenzie's amputation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rahe, Richard | <person> U.S. Psychiatrist, *1936. See: Holmes-Rahe questionnaire. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Geigel, Richard | <person> German physician, 1859-1930. See: Geigel's reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Volkmann, Richard | <person> German surgeon, 1830-1889. See: Volkmann's cheilitis, Volkmann's contracture, Volkmann's spoon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gorlin, Richard | <person> U.S. Physiologist and cardiologist, *1926. See: Gorlin formula. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Richard | Felix Adolphe, Paris surgeon, 1822-1872. See: Richard's fringes. (05 Mar 2000) |