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HARVEY CUSHING

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Overview

HARVEY CUSHING (noun)
  The noun HARVEY CUSHING has 1 sense:

1. United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)play

  Familiarity information: HARVEY CUSHING used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


HARVEY CUSHING (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Cushing; Harvery Williams Cushing; Harvey Cushing

Instance hypernyms:

brain doctor; neurologist (a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it)


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