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English noun: Carrel

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


SynonymsAlexis Carrel


Instance hypernymbiologist, life scientist, operating surgeon, sawbones, surgeon

2. carrel (artifact) small individual study area in a library


Synonymscarrell, cubicle, stall


Broader (hypernym)alcove, bay


Part meronymdepository library, library









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