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/hwip"euhl, wip"-/, n.1. Fred Lawrence, born 1906, U.S. astronomer.2. George Hoyt /hoyt/, 1878-1976, U.S. pathologist: Nobel prize for medicine 1934.
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Whipple — Whipple, George Hoyt … Enciclopedia Universal
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Whipple — This very interesting surname has long proved a puzzle to etymologists. The eminent Victorian Canon Charles Bardsey claimed it to be a Devonian dialectal form of Whimple , a village near Exeter, or from a lost site called Whiphill . Other… … Surnames reference
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Whipple's disease — also Whipple disease n a rare malabsorption syndrome that is caused by an actinomycetous fungus (Tropheryma whippelli) in the mucous membrane of the intestine, that affects primarily the small intestine but becomes more generalized affecting esp … Medical dictionary
Whipple's triad — is a collection of three criteria (called Whipple s criteria) that suggest a patient s symptoms result from hypoglycemia. The triad is stated in various versions, but the essential conditions are: #Symptoms known or likely to be caused by… … Wikipedia
