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Sherrington

American  
[sher-ing-tuhn] / ˈʃɛr ɪŋ tən /

noun

  1. Sir Charles Scott, 1861–1952, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1932.


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)

"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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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

Cleveland Police said it would continue to look for 14-year-old Matthew Sherrington in the Steetley Pier area, although the coastguard has suspended its efforts "pending further information".

From BBC Jul. 16, 2021

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

Angell's conclusion, after discussing the experiments of Sherrington and Cannon, is: "I would therefore submit that, so far as concerns the critical suggestions by these two psychologists, James's essential contentions are not materially affected."

From The Analysis of Mind by Russell, Bertrand

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