behring

< /ˈvi tʊs/. Bering, Vitus.

noun

1. (German ˈbeːrɪŋ) Emil (Adolf) von (ˈeːmiːl fɔn). 1854–1917, German bacteriologist, who discovered diphtheria and tetanus antitoxins: Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1901
2. (ˈbɛrɪŋ, ˈbɛər-) a variant spelling of Bering

1. German physiologist. He won a 1901 Nobel Prize for work on serum immunization against diphtheria and tetanus.