Vocab Bloom Hub

medawar

/ˈmɛd.ə.wɔːr/

1 entry

noun

/ˈmɛd.ə.wɔːr/C2formalbritishmedical
  • ruИмя собственное, относящееся к британскому иммунологу, известному своей работой по пересадке тканей и иммунному ответу, особенно отторжению трансплантата.

A proper noun referring to a British immunologist known for his work on tissue transplantation and the immune response, particularly graft rejection.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. C1formalscientific

    Sir Peter Medawar (1915–1987) was a British immunologist and Nobel laureate who studied tissue transplantation and discovered that graft rejection is an immune response.

    ruБританский иммунолог

    • Medawar's work on immune tolerance revolutionized transplant surgery.
    • He shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1960.
    • Medawar's experiments with skin grafts in mice were groundbreaking.