Sherrington

American  

[sher-ing-tuhn] / ˈʃɛr ɪŋ tən /

noun

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

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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)

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Example Sentences

The current government's pledges are welcomed by Refuge CEO Gemma Sherrington, but she points to a system that has been subjected to years of "severe underfunding".

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Gemma Sherrington, chief executive of Refuge, said women and girls' confidence in policing "remains at crisis point" and called for "meaningful, lasting change".

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Its chief executive, Gemma Sherrington, says, "we remain firmly committed to supporting all survivors of domestic abuse, including trans women".

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While Andrew Sherrington won by only eight votes, it amounted to a swing of more than 30% to his party.

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Thomas Sherrington, mitigating, said his client genuinely believed the premises fell into Cheshire and since proceedings had started, he had suffered multiple heart attacks and the prognosis was "grim".

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