Main Entry: Don·o·van body

Pronunciation: \ˈdän-ə-vən-, ˈdən-\

Function: noun

: an encapsulated gram-negative bacterium of the genus Calymmatobacterium (C. granulomatis) that is the causative agent of granuloma inguinale and is characterized by one or two opposite polar chromatin masses—compare leishman-donovan body

C. Donovan —see leishman-donovan body