[nuh-goo-chee; Japn. naw-goo-chee] 
| 1. | Hi⋅de⋅yo [hee-de-yaw] , 1876–1928, Japanese physician and bacteriologist in the U.S. |
| 2. | I⋅sa⋅mu [ee-sah-moo] , 1904–88, U.S. sculptor and designer. |
| No·gu·chi (nō-gōō'chē) Japanese-born American bacteriologist who discovered the cause and worked toward a treatment of syphilis and yellow fever. |
Noguchi No·gu·chi (nō-g&oomacr;'chē), Hideyo. 1876-1928.
Japanese-born American bacteriologist who discovered the cause of syphilis and yellow fever and who worked to develop treatments for them.
Hideyo Noguchi
Japanese bacteriologist who first discovered Treponema pallidum, the causative agent of syphilis, in the brains of persons suffering from paresis. He also proved that both Oroya fever and verruga peruana could be produced by Bartonella bacilliformis; they are now known to be different phases of Carrion's disease, or bartonellosis.
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