a. frederic cournand

Cour·nand

[koor-nand, -nuhnd; French koor-nahn]
noun
André Fré·dé·ric [ahn-drey frey-dey-reek] , 1895–1988, U.S. physiologist, born in France: Nobel prize for medicine 1956.
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Cournand (ˈkʊənənd, -nænd, French kurnɑ̃) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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André (Frederic). 1895--1988, US physician, born in France: shared the 1956 Nobel prize for physiology or medicine for his work on heart catheterization

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Cournand Cour·nand (k&oobreve;r'nānd, -nənd, k&oomacr;r-näɴ'), André Frédéric. 1895-1988.

French-born American physician. He shared a 1956 Nobel Prize for developing cardiac catheterization.

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