walter hess

1. 1.

   Swiss physiologist noted for studies of the brain (1881-1973)

   SynonymsHessWalter Rudolf Hess

   Broaderphysiologist

Questions about walter hess

What does walter hess mean?

walter hess means "Swiss physiologist noted for studies of the brain (1881-1973)".

What is another word for walter hess?

Close synonyms include Hess, Walter Rudolf Hess. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is walter hess a common word?

walter hess is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.