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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Sherrington

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

A few minutes later Sherrington again interrupted the actors to insist that the sunset effect should be adjusted carefully to accompany the spoken dialogue.

From Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color by Brander Matthews