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Sherrington

American

[sher-ing-tuhn] / ˈʃɛr ɪŋ tən /

noun

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

Sherrington British

/ ˈʃɛrɪŋtən /

noun

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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Thomas Sherrington, mitigating, said his client genuinely believed the premises fell into Cheshire and since proceedings had started, he had suffered multiple heart attacks and the prognosis was "grim".

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2022

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

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

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