Moniz


antonio caetano de abreu freire egas
[ahn-taw-nyoo kah-uh-tah-noo duh uh-bre-oo fruh-ee-ruh ee-guh sh] /ɑ̃ˈtɔ nyʊ ˌkɑ əˈtɑ nʊ də əˈbrɛ ʊ frəˈi rə ˈi gəʃ/ (show ipa), 1874–1955, portuguese neurosurgeon: n-bel prize 1949.
contemporary examples

“we have terrible things happen sometimes, despite the best care, in hospitals,” moniz says.
home birth: increasingly popular, but dangerous mich-lle goldberg june 24, 2012

the organization lambasted moniz for his preference for fossil fuels as an energy source and for being a fracking “cheerleader.”
environmental groups target ernest moniz, president obama’s likely choice for energy secretary miranda green february 23, 2013

historical examples

he watched them with scowling brows and tightened lips, moniz and nunes silent behind him.
the historical nights entertainment, second series rafael sabatini

moniz mo·niz (mō-nēz’, mô-nēsh’), antonio caetano de abreu freire egas. 1874-1955.

portuguese neurosurgeon. he shared a 1949 n-bel prize for the development of prefrontal lobotomy as a radical treatment for severe psychoses.

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