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Carrel

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Noun

1. alexis carrel, carrel

French surgeon and biologist who developed a way to suture and graft blood vessels (1873-1944)

2. carrel, carrell, cubicle, stall

small individual study area in a library

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Carrel

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noun
a small individual study room or private desk, often in a library, where a student or researcher can work undisturbed
noun
Alexis (əˈlɛksɪs; French alɛksi). 1873–1944, French surgeon and biologist, active in the US (1905–39): developed a method of suturing blood vessels, making the transplantation of arteries and organs possible: Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1912

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Carrel

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Alexis1873-1944; Fr. surgeon & biologist in the U.S. (1905-39)
noun
a small enclosure or space in the stack room of a library, designed for privacy in studying or reading

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Carrel

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French surgeon. He won a 1912 Nobel Prize for his work on vascular ligature and grafting of blood vessels and organs.
n.
A partially partitioned nook in or near the stacks in a library, used for private study.

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