Alexis carrel
alexis
[uh-lek-sis;; french a-lek-see] /əˈlɛk sɪs;; french a lɛkˈsi/ (show ipa), 1873–1944, french surgeon and biologist, in u.s. 1905–39: n-bel prize 1912.
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a small individual study room or private desk, often in a library, where a student or researcher can work undisturbed
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alexis (əˈlɛksɪs; french alɛksi). 1873–1944, french surgeon and biologist, active in the us (1905–39): developed a method of suturing blood vessels, making the transplantation of arteries and organs possible: n-bel prize for physiology or medicine 1912
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1590s, “study in a cloister,” from medieval latin carula “small study in a cloister,” of unknown origin; perhaps from latin corolla “little crown, garland,” used in various senses of “ring” (e.g. of stonehenge: “þis bretons renged about þe feld, þe karole of þe stones beheld,” 1330); extended to precincts and sp-ces enclosed by rails, etc. specific sense of “private cubicle in a library” is from 1919.
carrel car·rel (kə-rěl’, kār’əl), alexis. 1873-1944.
french-born american surgeon and biologist. he won a 1912 n-bel prize for his work on vascular ligature and grafting of blood vessels and organs.
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