Charcot, Jean-Martin Syllabification: (Char·cot, Jean-Martin)Pronunciation: /SHärˈkō/Definition of Charcot, Jean-Martin (1825–93), French neurologist; regarded as one of the founders of modern neurology. His work on hysteria was adopted by his student Sigmund Freud. Charcot, Jean-Martin in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Charcot, Jean-Martin in the British & World English dictionary