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Baylor

Baylor

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A medical school and research hospital in Houston, Texas
  • proper noun
: Facultad de Medicina Baylor
  • Cullen is a registered dietitian at the USDA-ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.
  • Baylor College of Medicine
  • Baylor College
  • Research Center at Baylor

It'll be the first bill in the US to do a clinical trial with the Houston VA and Baylor Medical.

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Examples

  • Requests for reprints should be sent to Nancy F. Weller, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, 3701 Kirby, Suite 600, Houston, Texas 77096.

    Academic text (2003)
  • We at Baylor College of Medicine established a geriatrics program at the Harris County Hospital District in 1993.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Before we knew it, Doc graduated, went on to Baylor, and received a medical degree.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Students who attend Baylor Law School were named the most competitive in the country.

    Blog text (18)
  • "As far as I'm concerned, the winning bidder could make the check to Baylor College of Medicine," he said.

    Blog text (12)
  • Although both men with this somatic mutation were patients at Baylor College of Medicine, they are not related.

    Academic text (2003)
  • "Perspective is very important," says Michael Groat, a practicing psychiatrist at Baylor College of Medicine, "particularly for young entrepreneurs."

    Blog text (28)
  • Another important collaboration for us began in 2000, when we first met Adam Kuspa and Gad Shaulsky of the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Dr. Hyman is a professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.

  • Susan Rosenberg is a geneticist at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.

Synonyms

medical school
vsBaylor
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A school where students train to become doctors and get a medical degree

is a specific institution and research hospital located in Houston Texas
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A part of a university that trains people to become doctors

is a named institution that also serves as a research hospital in Houston

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Baylor in Baylor College of Medicine comes from the family name Baylor, because the school was named for a person or family with that name. Since the surname likely meant someone who 'looked after' others, it is a fitting name for a medical school that cares for patients.