alexis carrel

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Definition of alexis carrel in English English dictionary

born June 28, 1873, Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, Fra. died Nov. 5, 1944, Paris French surgeon, sociologist, and biologist. He received a 1912 Nobel Prize for developing a way to suture (stitch) blood vessels and laid the groundwork for further studies of blood-vessel and organ transplantation. He also researched preservation of tissues outside the body and the application of the process to surgery, and he helped develop the Carrel-Dakin method of flushing wounds with an antiseptic. His writings include Man, the Unknown (1935), The Culture of Organs (with Charles A. Lindbergh, 1938), and Reflections on Life (1952)

Hyphenation

A·lex·is Car·rel

Turkish pronunciation

ıleksîs kärıl

Pronunciation

/əˈleksəs ˈkarəl/ /əˈlɛksɪs ˈkærəl/