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Hodgkin

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Hodgkin

1
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English physician who first described Hodgkin's disease (1798-1866)
2
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English physiologist who, with Andrew Huxley, discovered the role of potassium and sodium atoms in the transmission of the nerve impulse (1914-1998)
3
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English chemist (born in Egypt) who used crystallography to study the structure of organic compounds (1910-1994)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Hodgkin
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n English physician who first described Hodgkin's disease (1798-1866)

Synonyms:
Thomas Hodgkin
Example of:
Dr., MD, doc, doctor, medico, physician
a licensed medical practitioner
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n English physiologist who, with Andrew Huxley, discovered the role of potassium and sodium atoms in the transmission of the nerve impulse (1914-1998)

Synonyms:
Alan Hodgkin, Alan Lloyd Hodgkin, Sir Alan Hodgkin
Example of:
physiologist
a biologist specializing in physiology
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n English chemist (born in Egypt) who used crystallography to study the structure of organic compounds (1910-1994)

Synonyms:
Dorothy Hodgkin, Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin
Example of:
chemist
a scientist who specializes in chemistry
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