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Definition: Hirschsprung

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Danish pediatrician (1830-1916).[Wordnet].

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Date "Hirschsprung" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1911. (references)

Common Expressions: Hirschsprung

Expressions Definition
Harold Hirschsprung Danish pediatrician (1830-1916). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Heinrich Hirschsprung Heinrich Hirschsprung (February 7, 1836-1908), a Danish Jew of German heritage, was an arts patron and, together with his brother Bernhard Hirschsprung (1834-1909), ran a tobacco manufacturing plant. He was the son of Abraham Marcus (1793-1871) and Petrea Hirschsprung née Hertz (1804-1891). Abraham was born in Friedberg near Frankfurt am Main in contemporary Germany and established his tobacco business in Copenhagen in 1826. Heinrich and Bernhard took over the family business in 1858. (references)

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Specialty Expressions: Hirschsprung

Expressions Domain Definition
Hirschsprung Disease Health Congenital megacolon due to absence of myenteric ganglion cells in a distal segment of the large intestine. (references)

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Harald Hirschsprung 7     Harald Hirschsprung 7
Heinrich Hirschsprung 6     Heinrich Hirschsprung 6

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