Malpighi

American  

[mahl-pee-gee] / mɑlˈpi gi /

noun

1. Marcello 1628–94, Italian anatomist.

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Malpighi British  

/ mælˈpɪɡɪən, malˈpiːɡi /

noun

1. Marcello (marˈtʃɛllo). 1628–94, Italian physiologist. A pioneer in microscopic anatomy, he identified the capillary system (1661)

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Malpighi Scientific  

/ măl-pē′gē /

1. Italian anatomist who was the first to use a microscope in the study of anatomy. He discovered the capillary system, extending the work of William Harvey. He is also noted for his studies of the structure of the lungs, spleen, liver, kidneys, skin, brain, and spinal cord.

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Other Word Forms

• Malpighian
  adjective

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Malpighi

Harvey's theories are taught in medical colleges today with the addition of one detail which was filled in four years after his death by his successor Marcello Malpighi.

From Time Magazine Archive

Several people had followed up Galileo’s lead by the 1660s and, as we have seen, Malpighi in particular had already made important discoveries, especially those concerning the circulation of the blood, with the new instrument.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

This theme of the body as a machine was developed in the seventeenth century by another Italian, Giovanni Borelli, who was an older contemporary and friend of Malpighi.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

Malpighi seems to have stimulated Borelli’s interest in living things, while Borelli seems to have stimulated Malpighi to investigate the way living systems work and encouraged his efforts at dissection.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

Marcello Malpighi showed that the parts of the full-grown tree were present in the seed.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton