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Bichat

American  
[bee-sha] / biˈʃa /

noun

  1. Marie François Xavier 1771–1802, French physician.


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Ambulances then took them to the Bichat hospital in the French capital.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Shortly afterwards, they were transferred to a convoy of five ambulances and taken under police escort to the Bichat hospital in Paris, an AFP photographer saw.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

About 50% still die, said Dr. Philippe Montravers, who heads the surgical ICU department at Bichat, run by Paris’ hospital authority, AP-HP.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 23, 2021

If you are not needed at your local hospital, the following hospitals are in need of help: Bichat, Pitié Salpêtrière, HEGP, Lariboisière.”

From The Guardian • Nov. 14, 2015

The illustrious Bichat himself erred when he maintained that sympathies were aberrations—morbid developments of our vital properties.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)

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