| Turk, Wilhelm | <person> Austrian haematologist, 1871-1916. See: Turk cell, Turk's leukocyte. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Rosenthaler-Turk reagent | A solution of potassium arsenate in sulfuric acid used in obtaining colour tests for various opium alkaloids. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Ehrlich-Turk line | Seldom-used term for the vertical, thin deposition of material on the posterior surface of the cornea in uveitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| turk | 1. A member of any of numerous Tartar tribes of Central Asia, etc.; especially, one of the dominant race in Turkey. 2. A native or inhabitant of Turkey. 3. A Mohammedan; especially, one living in Turkey. "It is no good reason for a man's religion that he was born and brought up in it; for then a Turk would have as much reason to be a Turk as a Christian to be a Christian." (Chillingworth) 4. <zoology> The plum weevil. See Curculio, and Plum weevil, under Plum. Turk's cap. <botany> A plant of the genus Ranunculus; crowfoot. Origin: Per. Turk; probably of Tartar origin: cf. F. Turc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Turk cell | A relatively large, immature cell with certain morphologic features resembling those of a plasma cell, although the nuclear pattern is similar to that of a myeloblast; found in circulating blood only in pathologic conditions. Synonym: irritation cell, Turk's leukocyte. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Turk, Siegmund | <person> 20th century Swiss ophthalmologist. See: Ehrlich-Turk line. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Turk's leukocyte | A relatively large, immature cell with certain morphologic features resembling those of a plasma cell, although the nuclear pattern is similar to that of a myeloblast; found in circulating blood only in pathologic conditions. Synonym: irritation cell, Turk's leukocyte. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ceelen, Wilhelm | <person> 1884-1964. See: Ceelen-Gellerstedt syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Volkmann, Alfred Wilhelm | <person> Was Professor of Physiology and Anatomy in Dorpat and later in Halle. Volkmann's Canals - canals in bone carrying blood vessels from the periosteum. Lived: 1800-1877. B. Leipzig, Jul 1st, 1800, d. Halle, Apr 21st, 1877. (05 Dec 1998) |
| Griesinger, Wilhelm | <person> German neurologist, 1817-1868. See: Griesinger's disease, Griesinger's symptom, bilious typhoid of Griesinger. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Roentgen, Wilhelm | <person, radiobiology> German scientist who discovered X-rays in 1895. (13 Nov 1997) |
| Roser, Wilhelm | <person> German surgeon, 1817-1888. See: Roser-Nelaton line. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Weber, Wilhelm | <person> German physicist, 1804-1891. See: Weber's point, Weber's triangle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Weinberg, Wilhelm | <person> German physician, 1862-1937. See: Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, Hardy-Weinberg law. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wilhelm Johansen | <person> A Dutch geneticist who coined the word gene and demonstrated that environmental adaptations are not inherited. Lived: 1857-1927. (09 Oct 1997) |
| Winternitz, Wilhelm | <person> Austrian physician, 1835-1917. See: Winternitz' sound. (05 Mar 2000) |