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PFEIFFERS LAW REACTION

\fˈe͡ɪfəz lˈɔː ɹɪˈakʃən], \fˈe‍ɪfəz lˈɔː ɹɪˈakʃən], \f_ˈeɪ_f_ə_z l_ˈɔː ɹ_ɪ__ˈa_k_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of PFEIFFERS LAW REACTION

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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The dissolving of bacteria injected into the peritoneal cavity of a normal guinea pig. The bacteria must be mixed with diluted immune serum, made by injecting the special bacterium into another animal in several non-fatal doses.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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