Rudolf Virchow


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Noun1.Rudolf Virchow - German pathologist who recognized that all cells come from cells by binary fission and who emphasized cellular abnormalities in disease (1821-1902)Rudolf Virchow - German pathologist who recognized that all cells come from cells by binary fission and who emphasized cellular abnormalities in disease (1821-1902)
Rudolf Karl Virchow, Virchow
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It wasn't until the latter half of the 19th century that Rudolf Virchow described the workings of cellular pathology and became the founder of contemporary pathology practice and the dissemination of the germ theory of disease.
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In 1853, he habilitated as Privatdozent (adjunct professor) for special pathology and therapeutics and in 1857 was appointed Professor Extraordinarius of Pathologic Anatomy in Wurzberg, a position formerly held by Rudolf Virchow (2, 3).
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In Rudolf Virchow's (11) famous aphorism 'medicine is a social science, and politics nothing else but medicine on a large scale'.
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Rudolf Virchow (18211902) is credited with being the Father' of Cellular pathology - the phrase omnis cellula e cellula" (every cell originates from another existing cell like it) is attributed to Virchow.
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Rudolf Virchow, 1867 (known for his advancement of public health among many other achievements).
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The date of World Thrombosis Day, October 13, was chosen as it is the birthday of Rudolf Virchow, the German physician and pathologist who first coined the term “thrombosis” and made crucial advances in our understanding of it.
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