Sir Peter Brian Medawar

Definitions of Sir Peter Brian Medawar
  1. noun
    British immunologist (born in Brazil) who studied tissue transplants and discovered that the rejection of grafts was an immune response (1915-1987)
    synonyms: Medawar, Peter Medawar
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    immunologist
    a medical scientist who specializes in immunology
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