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Charcot

American  
[shar-koh] / ʃarˈkoʊ /

noun

  1. Jean Baptiste Étienne Auguste 1867–1936, French explorer.

  2. his father Jean Martin 1825–93, French neuropathologist.


Charcot British  
/ ʃarko /

noun

  1. Jean Martin (ʒɑ̃ martɛ̃). 1825–93, French neurologist, noted for his attempt using hypnotism to find an organic cause for hysteria, which influenced Freud

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The races took place on drifting sea ice at the geographic North Pole in the Arctic, with competitors arriving from Norway aboard the French polar vessel Le Commandant Charcot.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

In the same time period, French neurologist Jean Martin Charcot suggested that patients experiencing symptoms associated with what doctors then called "hysteria" perhaps actually had a history of trauma.

From Salon ● Mar. 9, 2023

The expedition cruise company Ponant plans to bring together travelers and scientists on a new electric hybrid vessel, the 135-stateroom Le Commandant Charcot, launching in May 2021.

From New York Times ● Jan. 1, 2020

Thereafter, between studying with neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot at Salpêtrière Hospital, he returned to Notre Dame “every free afternoon” to be in its presence.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 16, 2019

Mesmerism was treated with no less contempt until a new name was given it, and Charcot declared that there was not only something but a good deal in it deserving the attention of scientists.

From Buchanan's Journal of Man, November 1887 Volume 1, Number 10 by Joseph R. (Joseph Rodes) Buchanan

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