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[kuh-rel, kar-uhl; Fr. ka-rel] | A⋅lex⋅is [uh-lek-sis; Fr. a-lek-see] , 1873–1944, French surgeon and biologist, in U.S. 1905–39: Nobel prize 1912. |
| car·rel also car·rell (kār'əl) n. A partially partitioned nook in or near the stacks in a library, used for private study. [Middle English carole, round dance ring, circle, stall for study; see carol.] |
| Car·rel (kə-rěl', kār'əl) French-born American surgeon and biologist. He won a 1912 Nobel Prize for his work on vascular ligature and grafting of blood vessels and organs. |
Carrel Car·rel (kə-rěl', kār'əl), Alexis. 1873-1944.
French-born American surgeon and biologist. He won a 1912 Nobel Prize for his work on vascular ligature and grafting of blood vessels and organs.
carrel
cubicle or study for reading and literary work; the word is derived from the Middle English carole, "round dance," or "carol." The term originally referred to carrels in the north cloister walk of a Benedictine monastery and today designates study cubicles in libraries. Carrels are first recorded in the 13th century at Westminster Abbey, London, though they probably existed from the late years of the 12th century.
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