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Enchantment (medicine) and Thomas, Lewis (sh)


Enchantment (medicine)


enchantment


1. The act of enchanting; the production of certain wonderful effects by the aid of demons, or the agency of supposed spirits; the use of Magic arts, spells, or charms; incantation. "After the last enchantment you did here." (Shak)

2. The effect produced by the act; the state of being enchanted; as, to break an enchantment.

3. That which captivates the heart and senses; an influence or power which fascinates or highly delights. "Such an enchantment as there is in words." (South)

Synonym: Incantation, necromancy, Magic, sorcery, Witchcraft, spell, charm, fascination, witchery.

Origin: F. Enchantement.

Source: Websters Dictionary


Thomas, Lewis (sh)




born Nov. 25, 1913, Flushing, N.Y., U.S.
died Dec. 3, 1993, New York City

U.S. physician and author.

He attended medical school at Harvard and later taught at various universities. He was president of New York's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (1973-83). He translated his passionate interest in and wonder at the intricate mysteries of biology into lucid meditations and reflections on biology in award-winning essays. The best-known of his widely read books is The Lives of a Cell (1974, National Book Award).