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Thomas Wharton (1614–1673) was an English physician and anatomist best known for his descriptions of the submandibular duct (one of the salivary ducts) and Wharton's jelly of the umbilical cord.
Thomas Wharton was a physician at St Thomas’ hospital from 1657 and remained there for the majority of his career. He was the author of Adenographia, the first thorough account of the glands of the human body, which he published at his own expense in 1656.
Of Dr Wharton's merits as an anatomist it would be difficult to speak too highly. Boerhaave held him in the highest estimation, and thus describes him: "Eminentissimus anatomicus, gravissimæ auctoritatis in anatomia, et bonæ fidei laudisque optimæ, non magnus ractiocinator sed unicè fidens cultro anatomico" (1).
Thomas Wharton. 1610?-1673. British physician and Oxford professor who was one of the first physicians to study glands. In 1656 Wharton discovered the duct in the submaxillary gland (the submaxillary gland is either of the two salivary glands located inside the mouth). The duct has been subsequently named Wharton's duct.
Thomas Wharton was an English physician and anatomist best known for his descriptions of the submandibular duct and Wharton"s jelly of the umbilical cord. Background.
Feb 12, 2016 · Thomas Wharton is credited with the first description of the submaxillary salivary duct, hence Wharton's duct, and the eponym, Wharton's jelly, which comes from Wharton's noting the mucinous material in the umbilical cord.
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Jan 1, 2011 · In 1649 Thomas Wharton (1614–1673) was appointed an anatomist at St Thomas’ Hospital. He worked with John French, Oliver Cromwell’s physician and was elected a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 1650.
