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SIR PETER BRIAN MEDAWAR
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• SIR PETER BRIAN MEDAWAR (noun)
The noun SIR PETER BRIAN MEDAWAR has 1 sense:
1. British immunologist (born in Brazil) who studied tissue transplants and discovered that the rejection of grafts was an immune response (1915-1987)
Familiarity information: SIR PETER BRIAN MEDAWAR used as a noun is very rare.
• SIR PETER BRIAN MEDAWAR (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
British immunologist (born in Brazil) who studied tissue transplants and discovered that the rejection of grafts was an immune response (1915-1987)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Medawar; Peter Medawar; Sir Peter Brian Medawar
Instance hypernyms:
immunologist (a medical scientist who specializes in immunology)
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