Herophilus
Britishnoun
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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
Herophilus operated upon the liver and spleen, and looked upon the latter as of little consequence in the animal economy.
From Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine by James Sands Elliott
They had been described long before by Herophilus and others.
From Buchanan's Journal of Man, March 1887 Volume 1, Number 2 by Joseph R. (Joseph Rodes) Buchanan
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