CAMILLO GOLGI

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• CAMILLO GOLGI (noun)
  The noun CAMILLO GOLGI has 1 sense:

1. Italian histologist noted for work on the structure of the nervous system and for his discovery of Golgi bodies (1844-1926)

  Familiarity information: CAMILLO GOLGI used as a noun is very rare.

• CAMILLO GOLGI (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Italian histologist noted for work on the structure of the nervous system and for his discovery of Golgi bodies (1844-1926)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Camillo Golgi; Golgi

Instance hypernyms:

histologist (anatomist who specializes in the microscopic study of animal tissues)

 Context examples 

Ever since the late nineteenth century when pioneering neuroscientists, Santiago Ramon y Cajal and Camillo Golgi, drew the earliest maps of the nervous system, scientists have been developing dyes and staining methods to help distinguish the structures in the brain, including different types of cells and their state of health.

(Scientists teach computers how to analyze brain cells, National Institutes of Health)