Meanings
nounDonovan body (plural Donovan bodies)
plural Donovan bodies
- medicineAny of the rod-shaped oval organisms observed in the cytoplasm of patients with granuloma inguinale (donovanosis).
Origin
After Irish medical officer Charles Donovan.
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Donovan body. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Donovan%20body
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“Donovan body.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Donovan%20body. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Donovan body,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Donovan%20body.
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