Moniz
[ maw-neesh ]
/ mɔˈniʃ /
noun
An·to·nio Ca·e·ta·no de A·bre·u Fre·i·re E·gas
[ahn-taw-nyoo kah-uh-tah-noo duh uh-bre-oo fruh-ee-ruh ee-guh sh] /ɑ̃ˈtɔ nyʊ ˌkɑ əˈtɑ nʊ də əˈbrɛ ʊ frəˈi rə ˈi gəʃ/,1874–1955,
Portuguese neurosurgeon: Nobel prize 1949.
Example sentences from the Web for moniz
The organization lambasted Moniz for his preference for fossil fuels as an energy source and for being a fracking “cheerleader.”
Environmental Groups Target Ernest Moniz, President Obama’s Likely Choice for Energy Secretary |Miranda Green |February 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST“We have terrible things happen sometimes, despite the best care, in hospitals,” Moniz says.
He watched them with scowling brows and tightened lips, Moniz and Nunes silent behind him.
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Medical definitions for moniz
Moniz
[ mō-nēz′, -nēsh′ ]
Portuguese neurosurgeon. He shared a 1949 Nobel Prize for the development of prefrontal lobotomy as a radical treatment for severe psychoses.