Barnard
[ bahr-nahrd, -nerd for 1; bahr-nerd for 2–5 ]
/ ˈbɑr nɑrd, -nərd for 1; ˈbɑr nərd for 2–5 /
noun
Chris·tiaan N(eeth·ling) [kris-tyahn nit-ling] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈnɪt lɪŋ/,1922–2001,
South African surgeon: performed first successful human-heart transplant 1967.
Edward Emerson,1857–1923,
U.S. astronomer.
Frederick Augustus Porter,1809–89,
U.S. educator and advocate of higher education for women: president of Columbia University 1864–89.
George Gray,1863–1938,
U.S. sculptor.
Henry,1811–1900,
U.S. educator.
a male given name.
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British Dictionary definitions for barnard
Barnard
/ (ˈbɑːnɑːd) /
noun
Christiaan (Neethling). 1923–2001, South African surgeon, who performed the first human heart transplant (1967)
Edward Emerson . 1857–1923, US astronomer: noted for his discovery of the fifth satellite of Jupiter and his discovery of comets, nebulae, and a red dwarf (1916)
Medical definitions for barnard
Barnard
[ bär′nərd, bär-närd′ ]
South African surgeon who performed the first human heart transplant (1967).
Scientific definitions for barnard
Barnard
[ bär′nərd ]
South African surgeon who performed the first successful human heart transplant in 1967.