Sherrington

[ sher-ing-tuh n ]

/ ˈʃɛr ɪŋ tən /

noun

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

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Example sentences from the Web for sherrington

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
This was Sherrington, the stage-manager who had been engaged to produce the play.
Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color|Brander Matthews
Sherrington insists that his way of playing it is more dramatic.
Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color|Brander Matthews
Sherrington, however, escaped, and worked the mint for the equally unfortunate Protector.
Haunted London|Walter Thornbury

Judge Sherrington was round on circuit last time, so we are sure to have the other man; and a good thing, too.
Renshaw Fanning's Quest|Bertram Mitford

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.