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ALEXIS CARREL
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• ALEXIS CARREL (noun)
The noun ALEXIS CARREL has 1 sense:
1. French surgeon and biologist who developed a way to suture and graft blood vessels (1873-1944)
Familiarity information: ALEXIS CARREL used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
French surgeon and biologist who developed a way to suture and graft blood vessels (1873-1944)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Alexis Carrel; Carrel
Instance hypernyms:
biologist; life scientist ((biology) a scientist who studies living organisms)
operating surgeon; sawbones; surgeon (a physician who specializes in surgery)
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