HODGKIN

Pronunciation (US):

• HODGKIN (noun)
  The noun HODGKIN has 3 senses:

1. English physician who first described Hodgkin's disease (1798-1866)
2. English chemist (born in Egypt) who used crystallography to study the structure of organic compounds (1910-1994)
3. English physiologist who, with Andrew Huxley, discovered the role of potassium and sodium atoms in the transmission of the nerve impulse (born in 1914)

  Familiarity information: HODGKIN used as a noun is uncommon.

• HODGKIN (noun)

Meaning:

English physician who first described Hodgkin's disease (1798-1866)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Hodgkin; Thomas Hodgkin

Instance hypernyms:

doc; doctor; Dr.; MD; medico; physician (a licensed medical practitioner)

Meaning:

English chemist (born in Egypt) who used crystallography to study the structure of organic compounds (1910-1994)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Dorothy Hodgkin; Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin; Hodgkin

Instance hypernyms:

chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)

Meaning:

English physiologist who, with Andrew Huxley, discovered the role of potassium and sodium atoms in the transmission of the nerve impulse (born in 1914)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Alan Hodgkin; Sir Alan Lloyd Hodgkin; Hodgkin

Instance hypernyms:

physiologist (a biologist specializing in physiology)