Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
Bol·ling·er body Pronunciation:
'bäl-i[ng]-&r- Function:
noun : one of the inclusion bodies that occur in epithelial cellsof birds affected with fowl pox
Bollinger, Otto (1843–1909) German pathologist. Bollinger is considered to be one of the founders of comparative pathology and madeimportant contributions to both human and veterinary medicine. In 1870 he published the first description of botryomycosis. In 1876 he discovered actinomycosis in cattle, publishing a description thefollowing year. The inclusion bodies characteristic of fowl pox are called Bollinger bodies in his honor.
