Klebs-Löffler bacillus

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noun

Klebs-Löff·​ler bacillus ˈklāps-ˈlef-lər-  ˈklebz- 

: a bacterium of the genus Corynebacterium (C. diphtheriae) that causes human diphtheria

Loeffler's syndrome

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noun

Loef·​fler's syndrome ˈlef-lərz- 

: a mild pneumonitis that is marked by eosinophilia and transitory pulmonary infiltrates and usually occurs as an allergic reaction to drugs or parasitic infection

called also Loeffler's pneumonia