(1857–1932), British physician. Ross confirmed that the Anopheles mosquito transmitted malaria, and went on to elucidate the stages in the malarial parasite's life cycle. Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine (1902).
Definition of Ross, Sir Ronald in US English:
Ross, Sir Ronald
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(1857–1932), British physician. He confirmed that the Anopheles mosquito transmitted malaria and then elucidated the stages in the malarial parasite's life cycle. Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine (1902).