Charcot
Americannoun
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Jean Baptiste Étienne Auguste 1867–1936, French explorer.
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his father Jean Martin 1825–93, French neuropathologist.
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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
She has diabetes and was also diagnosed with Charcot foot.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2018
So, curiously enough, it happened that Charcot commenced exactly where Mesmer had commenced a hundred years before.
From Telepathy and the Subliminal Self by Mason, R. Osgood
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