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A·dri·an
(ā′drē-ən), Edgar Douglas First Baron Adrian. 1889-1977. British physiologist who shared a 1932 Nobel Prize for advances in the understanding of the nervous system, especially the transmission of electrical impulses from the sense organs.
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Adrian
(ˈeɪdrɪən)n
(Biography) Edgar Douglas, Baron Adrian. 1889–1977, English physiologist, noted particularly for his research into the function of neurons: shared with Sherrington the Nobel prize for physiology and medicine 1932
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A•dri•an
(ˈeɪ dri ən)n.
1. Edgar Douglas, 1889–1977, English physiologist.
2. Hadrian.
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| Noun | 1. |  Adrian - Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian's Wall (76-138) |
| 2. |  Adrian - English physiologist who conducted research into the function of neurons; 1st baron of Cambridge (1889-1997) |
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