Vesalius

American  

[vi-sey-lee-uhs, -seyl-yuhs] / vɪˈseɪ li əs, -ˈseɪl yəs /

noun

1. Andreas 1514–64, Flemish anatomist.

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Vesalius British  

/ vɪˈseɪlɪəs /

noun

1. Andreas (anˈdreːas). 1514–64, Flemish anatomist, whose De Humani Corporis fabrica (1543) formed the basis of modern anatomical research and medicine

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Vesalius Scientific  

/ vĭ-sā′lē-əs /

1. Flemish anatomist and surgeon who is considered the father of modern anatomy. His rigorous descriptions of the structure of the human body, based on his own personal dissections of cadavers, established a new level of clarity and accuracy in the study of human anatomy.

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Example Sentences

Visitors can explore illustrations from some of the earliest modern anatomical texts by people such as Andreas Vesalius, a Belgian physician known as the father of human anatomy.

From Washington Post

In 1543, the word made an appearance alongside an odd illustration in an anatomical atlas by Andreas Vesalius, a Flemish physician sometimes called the “father of modern anatomy.”

From New York Times

It was this work that soon convinced Vesalius that Galen had had little or no experience of human dissection and encouraged him to prepare his own book on human anatomy.

From Literature

Even Vesalius, the first great anatomist of the Renaissance, was not in the business of claiming priority, which is why, for all his originality, there are no parts of the body named after him.

From Literature

Even Vesalius realized that his images could be confusing, and devised an ingenious method to explain them.

From Nature