Huxley

Huxley definition - medical

Hux·ley (hŭksˈlē), Andrew Fielding Born 1917.

British physiologist. He shared a 1963 Nobel Prize for research on nerve cells.
Huxley definition - medical

Huxley, Thomas Henry 1825-1895.

British biologist who championed Darwin's theory of evolution. His works include Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature (1863) and Science and Culture (1881).

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