Gorgas

[ gawr-guhs ]

/ ˈgɔr gəs /

noun

William Crawford, 1854–1920, U.S. physician and epidemiologist: chief sanitary officer of the Panama Canal 1904–13; surgeon general of the U.S. Army 1914–18.

Words nearby Gorgas

Górecki, gorehound, Goren, Gore-Tex, Gorey, Gorgas, gorge, gorged, gorge hook, gorgeous, gorgerin

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Example sentences from the Web for Gorgas

Colonel Gorgas also found conditions which challenged his best efforts.
The Panama Canal|Frederic Jennings Haskin
The report of Surgeon-Major Gorgas is very pleasant reading.
Experiments on Animals|Stephen Paget
Col. Gorgas, Chief of Ordnance, says this is the first intimation he has had as to the disposition of the paroled prisoners.
A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital|John Beauchamp Jones
Col. Gorgas, Chief of Ordnance, says we now have arms and ammunition enough.
A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital|John Beauchamp Jones

Colonel Gorgas, the chief sanitary officer, was the only important official of the old rgime held over.
The Panama Canal|Frederic Jennings Haskin

Scientific definitions for Gorgas

Gorgas

[ gôr′gəs ]

William Crawford 1854-1920

American army surgeon who directed programs to eradicate the Aedes aegypti mosquito in Havana, Cuba (1901), and in the Panama Canal Zone (1904-1906). The mosquito had been shown by Dr. Walter Reed and others to be responsible for the transmission of yellow fever.

单词	gorgas
释义	Gorgas [ gawr-guhs ] / ˈgɔr gəs / noun William Crawford, 1854–1920, U.S. physician and epidemiologist: chief sanitary officer of the Panama Canal 1904–13; surgeon general of the U.S. Army 1914–18. Words nearby Gorgas Górecki, gorehound, Goren, Gore-Tex, Gorey, Gorgas, gorge, gorged, gorge hook, gorgeous, gorgerin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Gorgas Colonel Gorgas also found conditions which challenged his best efforts. The Panama Canal\|Frederic Jennings Haskin The report of Surgeon-Major Gorgas is very pleasant reading. Experiments on Animals\|Stephen Paget Col. Gorgas, Chief of Ordnance, says this is the first intimation he has had as to the disposition of the paroled prisoners. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital\|John Beauchamp Jones Col. Gorgas, Chief of Ordnance, says we now have arms and ammunition enough. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital\|John Beauchamp Jones Colonel Gorgas, the chief sanitary officer, was the only important official of the old rgime held over. The Panama Canal\|Frederic Jennings Haskin Scientific definitions for Gorgas Gorgas [ gôr′gəs ] William Crawford 1854-1920 American army surgeon who directed programs to eradicate the Aedes aegypti mosquito in Havana, Cuba (1901), and in the Panama Canal Zone (1904-1906). The mosquito had been shown by Dr. Walter Reed and others to be responsible for the transmission of yellow fever. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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