Herophilus

/ (hɪəˈrɒfɪləs) /

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for herophilus

Two great names of that school, Herophilus and Erasistratus, we must consider elsewhere.
The Legacy of Greece|Various
Herophilus and Erasistratus were distinguished physicians and anatomists, and the authors of several medical works.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5|Various
Herophilus first made diagnosis by the pulse, upon which he wrote a book.
The Funny Side of Physic|A. D. Crabtre
Herophilus, that one species of motion is obvious only to reason, the other to sense.
Essays and Miscellanies|Plutarch

Now Erasistratus could write to his friend Herophilus in Alexandria that the operation was successful.
Arachne, Complete|Georg Ebers

Medicine definitions for herophilus

Herophilus

[ hə-rŏf′ə-ləs ]

fl. c. 300 bc

Greek anatomist and surgeon. A pioneer of dissection, he compared the human anatomy to that of other animals and gave detailed descriptions of the brain, liver, spleen, and sexual organs.