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Herophilos ( / hɪˈrɒfɪləs /; Greek: Ἡρόφιλος; 335–280 BC), sometimes Latinised Herophilus, was a Greek physician regarded as one of the earliest anatomists. Born in Chalcedon, he spent the majority of his life in Alexandria. He was the first scientist to systematically perform scientific dissections of human cadavers.
Aug 31, 2015 · Herophilos (c335 - c280 B.C.) physician and precursor in the learning and teaching of human anatomy through anatomical dissections in the school of anatomy of Alexandria. He made extraordinary...
Jan 1, 2017 · Studying the brain, Herophilos considered the cerebellum as a distinct structure from the rest of the brain. He also introduced several new terms, naming appropriately new anatomic structures that he first described. The “torcular Herophili” and the “calamus scriptorius” are two anatomic structures that still retain his name.
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Sep 10, 2015 · Herophilos, the great anatomist of antiquity. Herophilos (ca. 330 to ca. 260 B.C.) was a Greek physician and precursor in learning and teaching of human anatomy through systematic anatomical dissections who made extraordinary anatomical….
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Herophilos (ca. 330 to ca. 260 B.C.) was a Greek physician and precursor in learning and teaching of human anatomy through systematic anatomical dissections who made extraordinary anatomical...
Herophilos. Physician and scientist from Chalcedon, who was active in Alexandria in the 3rd century BC. He had studied medicine on the island of Hippocrates, Kos, and was to become the greatest physician in Alexandria. By dissecting animals and human corpses, he learnt a lot about anatomy.
Herophilos ( /hɪˈrɒfɪləs/; Greek: Ἡρόφιλος; 335–280 BC), sometimes Latinised Herophilus, was a Greek physician regarded as one of the earliest anatomists. Born in Chalcedon, he spent the majority of his life in Alexandria. He was the first scientist to systematically perform scientific dissections of human cadavers.
