Donovan body

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noun

Don·​o·​van body ˈdän-ə-vən-  ˈdən- 

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

Donovania

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noun

Don·​o·​va·​nia ˌdän-ə-ˈvā-nē-ə  ˌdən- 

-nyə

taxonomic synonym of calymmatobacterium

donovanosis

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noun

don·​o·​va·​no·​sis ˌdä-nə-və-ˈnō-səs 

: granuloma inguinale