1. Scottish physician who discovered that elephantiasis is spread by mosquitos and suggested that mosquitos also spread malaria (1844-1922); [syn: Manson, Sir Patrick Manson]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Sir Patrick Manson
n 1: Scottish physician who discovered that elephantiasis is
spread by mosquitos and suggested that mosquitos also
spread malaria (1844-1922) [syn: Manson, Sir Patrick
Manson]