Gorgas

American  

[gawr-guhs] / ˈgɔr gəs /

noun

1. William Crawford, 1854–1920, U.S. physician and epidemiologist: chief sanitary officer of the Panama Canal 1904–13; surgeon general of the U.S. Army 1914–18.

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Gorgas Scientific  

/ gôr′gəs /

1. American army surgeon who directed programs to eradicate the Aedes aegypti mosquito in Havana, Cuba (1901), and in the Panama Canal Zone (1904–1906). The mosquito had been shown by Dr. Walter Reed and others to be responsible for the transmission of yellow fever.

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Example Sentences

The fanbase had expected this season's standout, Maria Gorgas or possibly runner-up Daisy Kent to take up the "Bachelorette" mantle.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2024

Al.com reports the electric utility’s parent company, Southern Company, disclosed in a recent regulatory document plans to recover investment costs from William Crawford Gorgas Electric Generating Plant through customers’ electric bills.

From Washington Times • Mar. 3, 2019

Under the leadership of Brigadier General Josiah Gorgas, the Ordnance Bureau created numerous government-owned factories and armories to make rifles, gunpowder, cannons, and other weapons.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

A medical researcher looks at blood test results at the Gorgas Memorial Laboratory in Panama City.

From National Geographic • Aug. 1, 2016

Every teacher can exterminate disease by applying the very same principles to her schoolroom as Chief Medical Inspector Gorgas applied to Panama.

From Civics and Health by Allen, William H.