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Herophilos (/hɪˈrɒfɪləs/; Gr****: Ἡρόφιλος; 335–280 BC),
sometimes Latinised Herophilus, was a Gr****
physician regarded as one of the
earliest anatomists. Born...
- of
Herophilus,
another physician that was an
important part of
ancient Alexandrian medicine with Erasistratus. Together,
Erasistratus and
Herophilus attributed...
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taboo until the Renaissance—
Herophilus was
recognized as the
first person to
perform systematic dissections.
Herophilus became known for his anatomical...
- was
thought to have two chambers; however,
Herophilus discovered the womb to only have one chamber.
Herophilus also
discovered the ovaries, the
broad ligaments...
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reliability that
Herophilus actually thought to the soul to be in the body is in question.
According to the
recordings of his work,
Herophilus thought that...
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claims that
Agnodice was
taught medicine by "a
certain Herophilus" –
generally identified with
Herophilus of Chalcedon, an
ancient physician known for his work...
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fimbriae can have the
appearance of an adenocarcinoma. The Gr****
doctor Herophilus, in his
treatise on midwifery,
points out the
existence of the two ducts...
- to
secure an
apprenticeship under the then
physician and gynecologist,
Herophilus and
learn the
skills necessary to
practice medicine herself. To provide...
- "cuckoo"; the
latter is
attested in the
writings of the Gr****
physician Herophilus to
denote the end of the
vertebral column. This Gr**** name for the cuckoo...
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fingers long." The
intestine part was so
called by the Gr****
physician Herophilus (c. 335–280 BCE) for its length,
about equal to the
breadth of 12 fingers...
