Hutchison

//ˈhʌt͡ʃɪsən// name

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  1. 1
    A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. 2
    An unincorporated community in Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States.
  3. 3
    An unincorporated community in Ralls County, Missouri, United States.
  4. 4
    A census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.

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"Researchers at the Center for Infectious Disease Research at the University of Washington in Seattle, in conjunction with the Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center, have developed a vaccine that uses the entire malaria-causing parasite — called P. falciparum — to stimulate a protective immune response."

Etymology

From a medieval diminutive of the given name Hugh + -son.

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