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

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

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

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

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

They had been described long before by Herophilus and others.

From Buchanan's Journal of Man, March 1887 Volume 1, Number 2 by Buchanan, Joseph R. (Joseph Rodes)

Erasistratus and Herophilus held that, while the veins carried blood from the heart to the members, the arteries carried a subtle kind of air or spirit.

From Fathers of Biology by McRae, Charles