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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Sherrington

Gemma Sherrington, chief executive of Refuge, said women and girls' confidence in policing "remains at crisis point" and called for "meaningful, lasting change".

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026

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

Here the part of the "Amber Witch" was undertaken by Madame Parepa, vice Sherrington.

From The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 by James H. Mapleson

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