RAMON Y CAJAL

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• RAMON Y CAJAL (noun)
  The noun RAMON Y CAJAL has 1 sense:

1. Spanish histologist noted for his work on the structure of the nervous system (1852-1934)

  Familiarity information: RAMON Y CAJAL used as a noun is very rare.

• RAMON Y CAJAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Spanish histologist noted for his work on the structure of the nervous system (1852-1934)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Ramon y Cajal; Santiago Ramon y Cajal

Instance hypernyms:

histologist (anatomist who specializes in the microscopic study of animal tissues)

 Context examples 

Ever since the late nineteenth century when pioneering neuroscientists, Santiago Ramon y Cajal and Camillo Golgi, drew the earliest maps of the nervous system, scientists have been developing dyes and staining methods to help distinguish the structures in the brain, including different types of cells and their state of health.

(Scientists teach computers how to analyze brain cells, National Institutes of Health)