Herophilus

British  

/ hɪəˈrɒfɪləs /

noun

1. died ?280 _bc , Greek anatomist in Alexandria. He was the first to distinguish sensory from motor nerves

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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

Yet this assumes that Herophilus was asking modern questions of his data.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

In the early third century Herophilus of Chalcedon, the brilliant Alexandrian anatomist, invented a device for timing the pulse.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

His thought was passed on to the School of Alexandria, and there medical science was developed yet further, especially by such men as Herophilus and Erasistratus.

From History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom by White, Andrew Dickson

Herophilus and his colleagues were authorized to resort to the dissection of the dead, and to ascertain, by that only trustworthy method, the true structure of the human body.

From History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition by Draper, John William