Donovan body

Don·o·van body

noun \ˈdän-ə-vən-, ˈdən-\

Definition of DONOVAN BODY

: 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

Biographical Note for DONOVAN BODY

C. Donovan —see leishman-donovan body