Charcot

Charcot definition - medical

Char·cot (shär-kōˈ), Jean Martin 1825-1893.

French neurologist. A teacher of Sigmund Freud and Alfred Binet, he is known for his investigations of nervous diseases, his work on hysteria, and his studies of hypnotism.

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