Rokitansky

[ rō′kĭ-tăn′skē ]

Baron von Karl 1804-1878

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Austrian physician who was one of the founders of modern pathological anatomy. He performed more than 30,000 autopsies and published numerous studies on diseases of the heart and arteries based on his observations.

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How to use Rokitansky in a sentence

The first is the Vienna Medical Museum celebrating, among others, the pioneering work of medical doctor Carl von Rokitansky.
Nobel Winner Eric Kandel: ‘The Age of Insight,’ Memory, the Holocaust, and the Art of Vienna|Jimmy So|April 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The learned professor of anatomy, Rokitansky, of Vienna, asserts most positively that this is a real hermaphrodite.
The Physical Life of Woman:|Dr. George H Napheys
Wunderlich, Rokitansky and Skoda were, in the middle of the nineteenth century, the greatest medical men of their time.
Makers of Modern Medicine|James J. Walsh
Dr. Rokitansky says: "The question whether mental emotions do influence the development of the child must be answered 'Yes!'"
Private Sex Advice to Women|R. B. Armitage

On the application of this discovery to the theory of inflammation of the spleen, see Rokitansky's Pathological Anatomy, vol.
History of Civilization in England, Vol. 3 of 3|Henry Thomas Buckle
Next to Cruveilhier, Rokitansky has had the greatest influence upon the modern conception of gastric ulcer.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various