Erlanger

American

[ur-lang-er] / ˈɜr læŋ ər /

noun

Joseph, 1874–1965, U.S. physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1944.
a city in N Kentucky.

Erlanger British

/ ˈɜːlæŋə /

noun

Joseph. 1874–1965, US physiologist. He shared a Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1944) with Gasser for their work on the electrical signs of nervous activity

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Erlanger

Erlanger and CHI Memorial are the main healthcare providers.

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Mimi High of Erlanger just simply expressed her disappointment that Massie “was not who we thought he was.”

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During the press tour’s kickoff in Mexico City, Streep — styled by Micaela Erlanger — donned a long, belted navy blue Schiaparelli dress.

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