Malpighi

[mahl-pee-gee]

noun

1. Marcello 1628–94, Italian anatomist.

Malpighi

/ mælˈpɪɡɪən, malˈpiːɡi /

noun

1. Marcello (marˈtʃɛllo). 1628–94, Italian physiologist. A pioneer in microscopic anatomy, he identified the capillary system (1661)

Malpighi

1. Italian anatomist who was the first to use a microscope in the study of anatomy. He discovered the capillary system, extending the work of William Harvey. He is also noted for his studies of the structure of the lungs, spleen, liver, kidneys, skin, brain, and spinal cord.

Other Word Forms

• Malpighian adjective

Example Sentences

Malpighi studied philosophy and medicine at the University of Bologna, graduating in 1653, and became a lecturer in logic at Bologna, before moving to the University of Pisa in 1656 as professor of theoretical medicine.

From Literature

Marcello Malpighi showed that the parts of the full-grown tree were present in the seed.

From Literature

Malpighi and his school contended that the perfect animal is already “preformed” in the germ; for example, the hen’s egg, before fecundation, containing an excessively minute, but complete, chick.

From Project Gutenberg

At the end of the seventeenth century Malpighi and Grew discovered that plant tissue is entirely made up of microscopic spaces enclosing fluid; they called these spaces cells.

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Malpighi, who was to fulfil Harvey’s discovery and foresight, was born in N.-E.

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