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Adrian

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Adrian, Edgar Douglas. First Baron Adrian. 1889-1977.
British physiologist. He shared a 1932 Nobel Prize for major advances in the understanding of the nervous and muscular systems.
Adrian [ˈeɪdrɪən]
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(Biographies / Adrian, Edgar Douglas, Baron Adrian (1889-1977) M, English, SCIENCE: physiologist) Edgar Douglas, Baron Adrian. 1889-1977, English physiologist, noted particularly for his research into the function of neurons: shared with Sherrington the Nobel prize for physiology and medicine 1932
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Noun1.AdrianAdrian - Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian's Wall (76-138)
Hadrian, Publius Aelius Hadrianus
2.Adrian - English physiologist who conducted research into the function of neurons; 1st baron of Cambridge (1889-1997)
Baron Adrian, Edgar Douglas Adrian


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Which was the character of Adrian the Emperor; that mortally envied poets, and painters, and artificers, in works wherein he had a vein to excel.
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