Bayliss


Sir William Maddock
[mad-uh k] /ˈmæd ək/ (Show IPA), 1860–1924, English physiologist: codiscoverer of secretin.
Historical Examples

Young Bayliss was evidently very favorably impressed with his new neighbor.
Kent Knowles: Quahaug Joseph C. Lincoln

Dr Bayliss says as her’s got to go if she ain’t better to-morrow.
A Poor Man’s House Stephen Sydney Reynolds

I felt a touch on my arm and, turning, found Doctor Bayliss standing beside me.
Kent Knowles: Quahaug Joseph C. Lincoln

Is Doctor Bayliss as anxious for my company as you seem to be?
Kent Knowles: Quahaug Joseph C. Lincoln

Bayliss and Starling50 have obtained undiminished flow after eight hours of continuous injection.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2 Various

I could have kicked Bayliss for his officious explanation of kinship.
Kent Knowles: Quahaug Joseph C. Lincoln

Bayliss, on the contrary, was either in the seventh heaven of bliss or the subcellar of despair.
Kent Knowles: Quahaug Joseph C. Lincoln

It is quite apparent how you both feel toward Doctor Bayliss.
Kent Knowles: Quahaug Joseph C. Lincoln

Mrs. Rose and her sister, Mrs. Bayliss, sat on packing-boxes too, and made merry at their own discomfort.
Two Little Women Carolyn Wells

Doctor Bayliss’ mind was busy, apparently, with but one thought.
Kent Knowles: Quahaug Joseph C. Lincoln

Bayliss Bay·liss (bā’lĭs), Sir William Maddock. 1860-1924.

British physiologist. With Ernest Starling he discovered (1902) secretin. He also developed a treatment for surgical or wound shock in which saline injections replaced lost blood, a technique credited with saving many lives in World War I.

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