Charcot
[ shar-koh ]
/ ʃarˈkoʊ /
noun
Jean Bap·tiste É·tienne Au·guste
[zhahn ba-teest ey-tyen oh-gyst] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist eɪˈtyɛn oʊˈgüst/,1867–1936,
French explorer.
his fatherJean Mar·tin
[zhahn mar-tan] /ʒɑ̃ marˈtɛ̃/,1825–93,
French neuropathologist.
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Charcot
/ (French ʃarko) /
noun
Jean Martin (ʒɑ̃ martɛ̃). 1825–93, French neurologist, noted for his attempt using hypnotism to find an organic cause for hysteria, which influenced Freud
Medical definitions for charcot
Charcot
[ shär-kō′ ]
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.