Erasistratus

American  

[er-uh-sis-truh-tuhs] / ˌɛr əˈsɪs trə təs /

noun

1. c300–250 b.c., Greek physician and physiologist.

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Example Sentences

Erasistratus and Herophilus explored the cerebella of fast-moving animals like deer and rabbits.

From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2018

Since Erasistratus believed that only the veins carried blood while the arteries contained air, he also feared the possibility of transferring air from the arteries into the veins as a result of venesection.

From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Appel, Toby

Erasistratus, the physician who attended him, quickly perceived that love was his distemper, but the difficulty was to discover the object.

From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Clough, Arthur Hugh

"The fact is," replied Erasistratus, "he is in love with my wife."

From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Clough, Arthur Hugh

Herophilus and Erasistratus were distinguished physicians and anatomists, and the authors of several medical works.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various