English noun: Sir Alan Hodgkin | |||
| 1. | Sir Alan Hodgkin (person) English physiologist who, with Andrew Huxley, discovered the role of potassium and sodium atoms in the transmission of the nerve impulse (1914-1998) | ||
| Synonyms | Alan Hodgkin, Alan Lloyd Hodgkin, Hodgkin | ||
| Instance hypernym | physiologist | ||