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Hodgkin

noun

English physician who first described Hodgkin's disease (1798-1866). Synonym: Thomas Hodgkin.

English chemist (born in Egypt) who used crystallography to study the structure of organic compounds (1910-1994). Synonyms: Dorothy Hodgkin, Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin.

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, Sir Alan Hodgkin.

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