carrel
or car·rell
[ kar-uhl ]
/ ˈkær əl /
noun
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Origin of carrel
1585–95; variant spelling of carol enclosure
Words nearby carrel
Carrantuohill, Carranza, Carrara, Carrara marble, carrefour, carrel, Carrera, Carreras, Carrère, carreta, Carrey
Definition for carrel (2 of 2)
Carrel
[ kuh-rel, kar-uhl; French ka-rel ]
/ kəˈrɛl, ˈkær əl; French kaˈrɛl /
noun
A·lex·is [uh-lek-sis; French a-lek-see], /əˈlɛk sɪs; French a lɛkˈsi/, 1873–1944, French surgeon and biologist, in U.S. 1905–39: Nobel Prize 1912.
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British Dictionary definitions for carrel (1 of 2)
carrel
carrell
/ (ˈkærəl) /
noun
a small individual study room or private desk, often in a library, where a student or researcher can work undisturbed
Word Origin for carrel
C16: a variant of carol
British Dictionary definitions for carrel (2 of 2)
Carrel
/ (kəˈrɛl, ˈkærəl, French karɛl) /
noun
Alexis (əˈlɛksɪs; French alɛksi). 1873–1944, French surgeon and biologist, active in the US (1905–39): developed a method of suturing blood vessels, making the transplantation of arteries and organs possible: Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1912
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Medical definitions for carrel
Carrel
[ kə-rĕl′, kăr′əl ]
French-born American surgeon and biologist. He won a 1912 Nobel Prize for his work on vascular ligature and grafting of blood vessels and organs.
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