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Carrel   /kˈærəl/   Listen
Carrel

noun
1.
French surgeon and biologist who developed a way to suture and graft blood vessels (1873-1944).  Synonym: Alexis Carrel.
2.
Small individual study area in a library.  Synonyms: carrell, cubicle, stall.





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"Carrel" Quotes from Famous Books



... many distinguished pioneers. In the matter of fecund originality, however, and creative inspiration, Italy and France have always equaled, if not surpassed, her. She has had no Marconi, no Pasteur or Poincare, no Carrel. ...
— New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, May, 1915 - April-September, 1915 • Various
... has been concentrated, with extraordinary success, on the shattered men who are brought to her wards. That most of the horrible fractures I saw are healed, and healed quickly —thanks largely to the drainage system of our own Doctor Carrel—is not the least of the wonders of the remarkable ...
— The Crossing • Winston Churchill


Words linked to "Carrel" :   biologist, stall, library, depository library, life scientist, sawbones, operating surgeon, alcove, bay, surgeon


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