Sherrington

[ sher-ing-tuhn ]

/ ˈʃɛr ɪŋ tən /

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noun

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

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Words nearby Sherrington

Sherman's march to the sea, Sherman, William Tecumseh, Sherpa, Sherriff, Sherrill, Sherrington, sherris, sherry, sherry cobbler, 's Hertogenbosch, Shertok

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How to use Sherrington in a sentence

Sherrington was wounded to death on the spot, to the great regret of those who knew him.
The Diary of John Evelyn, Volume II (of 2)|John Evelyn
On the other side of the vale are three interesting villages, beautifully placed—Stockton, Sherrington and Boyton.
Wanderings in Wessex|Edric Holmes
Harry Brackett was standing almost behind Sherrington as the stage-manager made this speech.
Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color|Brander Matthews
Then turning to Sherrington he explained: "We used to say that the managers wouldn't 'touch' it, so the people couldn't 'go.'"
Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color|Brander Matthews

Now and then either Carpenter or Brackett made a suggestion or a criticism, but both yielded to Sherrington, if he was insistent.
Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color|Brander Matthews

British Dictionary definitions for Sherrington

Sherrington

/ (ˈʃɛrɪŋtən) /

noun

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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Medical definitions for Sherrington

Sherrington

[ shĕr′ĭng-tən ]

Sir Charles Scott 1857-1952

British neurologist. He shared a 1932 Nobel Prize for advances in the understanding of the function of the neuron.