| El Tor vibrio | A bacterium regarded as a biovar of vibrio cholerae. It was originally isolated from six pilgrims who died of dysentery or gangrene of the colon at the Tor quarantine station on the Sinai Peninsula. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| tor | 1. A tower; a turret. 2. High-pointed hill; a rocky pinnacle. "A rolling range of dreary moors, unbroken by tor or tree." (C. Kingsley) Origin: AS. Torr; cf. Gael. Torr. Cf. Tower. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |