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MANSON
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• MANSON (noun)
The noun MANSON has 1 sense:
1. Scottish physician who discovered that elephantiasis is spread by mosquitos and suggested that mosquitos also spread malaria (1844-1922)
Familiarity information: MANSON used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Scottish physician who discovered that elephantiasis is spread by mosquitos and suggested that mosquitos also spread malaria (1844-1922)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Manson; Sir Patrick Manson
Instance hypernyms:
doc; doctor; Dr.; MD; medico; physician (a licensed medical practitioner)
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