Sherrington

American  

[sher-ing-tuhn] / ˈʃɛr ɪŋ tən /

noun

1. Sir Charles Scott, 1861–1952, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1932.

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Sherrington British  

/ ˈʃɛrɪŋtən /

noun

1. Sir Charles Scott. 1857–1952, English physiologist, noted for his work on reflex action, published in The Integrative Action of the Nervous System (1906): shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine with Adrian (1932)

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Example Sentences

His last fight was a knockout win over Les Sherrington in February 2020.

From Washington Times • Sep. 29, 2022

Downtown, an Australian flag hung at half-staff outside the house of Roger Sherrington.

From Washington Post • Sep. 16, 2022

Cleveland Police said it would continue to look for 14-year-old Matthew Sherrington in the Steetley Pier area, although the coastguard has suspended its efforts "pending further information".

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2021

British neurophysiologist Charles Sherrington proposes the existence of nociceptors — specialized nerves that detect potentially harmful stimuli, such as extreme temperature.

From Nature • Jul. 12, 2016

"I saw you from the Sherrington road," he said, his eyes kindling with pleasure at the meeting.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 099, March, 1876 by Various