peter medawar

WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!

Definitions from WordNet

Noun peter medawar has 1 sense

Medawar, Peter Medawar, Sir Peter Brian Medawar - British immunologist (born in Brazil) who studied tissue transplants and discovered that the rejection of grafts was an immune response (1915-1987)
--₁ is a kind of immunologist

Definitions from the Web

Peter Medawar

Noun

Definition: Sir Peter Brian Medawar (1915-1987) was a Brazilian-born British biologist, known for his pioneering research on the immune system and organ transplantation.

Example Sentence:

Peter Medawar received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1960 for his discoveries on the tolerance of foreign tissue.

Noun

Definition: A prestigious science award established in 1989 by the Transplantation Society in honor of Peter Medawar.

Example Sentence:

Dr. Smith was awarded the Peter Medawar prize for his outstanding contributions in the field of organ transplantation.

Related Products:

Peter Medawar Biographies Books on Organ Transplantation

peter carl goldmark peter cooper peter goldmark peter golmar peter i peter ilich tchaikovsky peter lorre peter mark roget peter medawar peter minnewit peter minuit peter o toole peter out peter pan peter pan collar peter paul mauser peter paul rubens

Sponsored (shop thru our affiliate link to help maintain this site):

Check latest bestsellers | New Arrivals in Electronics