Kussmaul

See also: Küssmaul and Kußmaul

English

Etymology

From German Kussmaul or Kußmaul, from Czech Kosmály or Kosmál by means of folk etymology (as if a compound of Kuss (“kiss”) and Maul (“snout”)).

Proper noun

Kussmaul

1. A German surname.

Derived terms

• Kussmaul breathing
• Kussmaul disease
• Kussmaul-Maier disease
• Kussmaul's aphasia
• Kussmaul's coma
• Kussmaul's sign