Donovan body
noun
Don·o·van body
ˈdän-ə-vən- 
ˈdən-
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
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“Donovan body.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Donovan%20body. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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