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How do you use Semmelweis in a sentence? See 7 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts.

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Semmelweis in a sentence

Using Semmelweis

  • In the example corpus, semmelweis often appears in combinations such as: ignaz semmelweis, dr semmelweis.

Context around Semmelweis

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

ignaz 3×

Often after:

investigated 1× noticed 1× despite 1×

Sentence patterns with Semmelweis

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and dr semmelweis was forced 1× doctor ignaz semmelweis who noticed 1× dr ignaz semmelweis noticed that 1× dr semmelweis just like 1× ignaz semmelweis investigated puerperal 1× semmelweis despite ridicule 1× some of semmelweis s colleagues 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

dr semmelweis just 1× except the other 1× ignaz semmelweis investigated 1× in the 1800s 1× semmelweis despite ridicule 1× some of semmelweis 1×

Common sentence endings:

compared to midwives 1× dismissed his advice 1× few years later 1× in lying hospitals 1× it was caused 1× of his job 1×

Words around Semmelweis

Just before it in the word index:

semmel 2 semmax 8 semm 3 semley 2 semlex 6 semler 4

Just after it in the word index:

semmens 3 semmering 2 semmes 3 semmi 2 semmler 3 semnan 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aad 10 aadhar 10 aaro 10 abels 10 abidin 10 abidine 10

Corpus analysis for Semmelweis

  • In this selection, "semmelweis" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ignaz, investigated, noticed and despite stand out and add context to how "semmelweis" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and dr semmelweis was forced and doctor ignaz semmelweis who noticed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "semmelweis" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with semmelweis

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Ignaz Semmelweis investigated puerperal fever and he discovered how it was caused. (12 words)

Some of Semmelweis’s colleagues disliked the suggestion they were causing their patients’ deaths. (14 words)

In the 1800s Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis noticed that women giving birth at home had a much lower incidence of childbed fever than those giving birth by physicians in lying-hospitals. (30 words)

Longer example sentences

Dr Semmelweis, just like many other dissident physicians to follow, was ostracized by his arrogant and ignorant profession for promoting such a radical notion and, labeled as being mentally ill, died in disgrace in a mental institution a few years later. (41 words)

The first progress in combating infection was made in 1847 by the Hungarian doctor Ignaz Semmelweis who noticed that medical students fresh from the dissecting room were causing excess maternal death compared to midwives. (34 words)

Semmelweis, despite ridicule and opposition, introduced compulsory handwashing for everyone entering the maternal wards and was rewarded with a plunge in maternal and fetal deaths, however the Royal Society dismissed his advice. (32 words)

Example sentences (7)

Except the other doctors didn’t like hearing that they were (inadvertently) responsible for their patients’ deaths, so they banished hand washing, and Dr Semmelweis was forced out of his job.

Some of Semmelweis’s colleagues disliked the suggestion they were causing their patients’ deaths.

Dr Semmelweis, just like many other dissident physicians to follow, was ostracized by his arrogant and ignorant profession for promoting such a radical notion and, labeled as being mentally ill, died in disgrace in a mental institution a few years later.

Ignaz Semmelweis investigated puerperal fever and he discovered how it was caused.

In the 1800s Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis noticed that women giving birth at home had a much lower incidence of childbed fever than those giving birth by physicians in lying-hospitals.

Semmelweis, despite ridicule and opposition, introduced compulsory handwashing for everyone entering the maternal wards and was rewarded with a plunge in maternal and fetal deaths, however the Royal Society dismissed his advice.

The first progress in combating infection was made in 1847 by the Hungarian doctor Ignaz Semmelweis who noticed that medical students fresh from the dissecting room were causing excess maternal death compared to midwives.

Common combinations with semmelweis

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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