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Herophilos. 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 (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 ...
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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Herophilos was a precursor in the learning and teach-ing of human anatomy through systematic dissections of human cadavers that is why he is considered the ‘Father of Human Anatomy.
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Sep 10, 2015 · 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 discoveries. He developed the theory of using the pulse as a form of diagnosis and introduced the use of experimental method to medicine.
THE NYMPH HEROPHILE. In Greek mythology Herophile was a sea-nymph daughter of Poseidon and Aphrodite and sister of the sea-goddess Rhode. She was perhaps the same as the Delphic Sibyl Herophile who is otherwise described as a daughter of Zeus and Lamia.
Apr 13, 2017 · Further, the Ptolemies, wanted to establish Alexandria as a center of learning, and so extended generous patronage to scientists and scholars. It was the kings who, not only allowed Herophilos and Erasistratus to pursue cadaver dissection, but also handed over condemned criminals for vivisectory experiments.
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