Hansen, Gerhard Henrik Armauer
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Hansen, Gerhard Henrik Armauer
(han'sen, hon')Norwegian physician, 1841–1912. He studied leprosy (also known as Hansen disease) and identified its causative bacillus in 1873.
Hansen bacillus
Mycobacterium leprae, the cause of leprosy.
Hansen disease
Leprosy.Medical Dictionary, © 2009 Farlex and Partners
Hansen,
Gerhard Henrik Armauer, Norwegian physician, 1841-1912.Fosdick-Hansen-Epple test - see under Fosdick
Hansen bacillus - a species that causes Hansen disease. Synonym(s): Mycobacterium leprae
Hansen disease - Synonym(s): leprosy
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