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Moniz
[ maw-neesh ]
noun
- An路to路nio Ca路e路ta路no de A路bre路u Fre路i路re E路gas [ah, n, -, taw, -ny, oo, kah-, uh, -, tah, -n, oo, d, uh, , uh, -, bre, -, oo, f, r, uh, -, ee, -, r, uh, , ee, -g, uh, sh], 1874鈥1955, Portuguese neurosurgeon: Nobel Prize 1949.
Example Sentences
Among the Unstoppable films in this year鈥檚 program are Phil Moniz and Kevin Claydon鈥檚 sports comedy 鈥淩acewalkers,鈥 Andrew Abrahams鈥 pediatric healthcare doc 鈥淐omplicated,鈥 Cameron S. Mitchell鈥檚 historical investigative doc 鈥淒isposable Humanity鈥 and Alexander Freeman鈥檚 鈥淢y Own Normal,鈥 a portrait of his own life with cerebral palsy.
In one scene, Firth鈥檚 Jamie and Moniz鈥檚 Aur茅lia are 鈥渟wimming鈥 in a lake to recover the loose pages of Jamie鈥檚 work-in-progress novel.
Both Firth and Moniz had to kneel down to make the water seem much deeper.
While most achievements are still celebrated, some awards have not aged well, such as Egas Moniz' 1949 prize in physiology or medicine for the since banned and discredited practice of lobotomy.
A separate protest group has planned a demonstration for Friday at Lisbon's Martim Moniz square.
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