Yet her vision has narrowed strangely (good, for she was in a medical facility, if she were having a hemorrhage or a stroke it could not be happening at a more convenient time) so that she was able to see little in the fluorescent-lit space except the man who lay motionless on a gurney beneath the strongest of the lights.
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Gurney — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Albert Ramsdell Gurney (* 1930) US amerikanischer Dramatiker und Autor Dan Gurney (* 1931), US amerikanischer Autorennfahrer und Teambesitzer Edward John Gurney (1914–1996), US amerikanischer Politiker… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Gurney — (spr. Gorni), 1) Brite, studirte erst Medicin u. wurde hierauf Chemiker u. Mechaniker. Er wurde 1828 Erfinder des Dampfwagens, indem er das System einzelner Röhren auf die Dampferzeugung statt eines Dampfkessels anwendete, aber die Anwendung… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Gurney — Gurney, Hudson, Verwandter von Jos. John G. u. ebenfalls Quäker, geb. um 1775, war Mitbesitzer der Brauerei Barclay Perkins in London u. früher Parlamentsmitglied für Newport, wo er in liberalem Sinne sprach, u. st. im Nov. 1864 mit Hinterlassung … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
gurney — by 1921, of unknown origin. It also is a surname … Etymology dictionary
gurney — (See basket) … Glossary of postal terms
gurney — [gʉr′nē] n. pl. gurneys [< ?] a stretcher or cot on wheels, used in hospitals to move patients … English World dictionary
Gurney — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Patronyme Le nom de Gurney est porté par plusieurs personnalités (par ordre alphabétique) : Albert Ramsdell Gurney, Jr. (1930 ) auteur américain de… … Wikipédia en Français
Gurney — A gurney, known as a trolley in British medical context, is the U.S. term for a type of stretcher used in modern hospitals and ambulances in developed areas. A hospital gurney is a kind of narrow bed on a wheeled frame which may be adjustable in… … Wikipedia
gurney — noun (plural gurneys) Etymology: probably ultimately from Gurney cab type of horse drawn cab with a rear entrance, from J. Theodore Gurney, who patented such a cab in Boston in 1883 Date: 1939 a wheeled cot or stretcher … New Collegiate Dictionary
Gurney — This name is of Norman locational origin from a place in Sein Maritime called Gournay ( en Brai). The name derives from the Gallo Roman personal Gordinus, plus the local suffix acum meaning a village or settlement. The surname from this source is … Surnames reference
gurney — gur|ney [ˈgə:ni US ˈgə:r ] n AmE [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Gurney cab (19 20 centuries), a type of horse drawn vehicle invented by J. T. Gurney of Boston, Massachusetts] a long narrow table with wheels used for moving sick people in a hospital … Dictionary of contemporary English
