2015
DOI: 10.2399/ana.15.003
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Herophilos, the great anatomist of antiquity

Abstract: Herophilos (ca. 330 to ca. 260 B.C.) was a Greek physician and precursor in learning and teaching of human anatomy through systematic anatomical dissections who made extraordinary anatomical discoveries. He developed the theory of using the pulse as a form of diagnosis and introduced the use of experimental method to medicine.

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“…He identified and described several brain structures, some of which still have his name, such as the concavity on the internal surface of the occipital bone, in which lodges the posterior confluent of the cranial venous sinuses, known as the Herophilus press (torcularHerophili). The meninges of the brain were also discovered by Herophilus and named as "chorioid" because of their resemblance with chorionic membrane of the fetus [4]. His greatest achievement was to describe the ventricular system which is a series of interconnected cavities inside the brain.…”
Section: Discoveries and Contributions Of Greek And Roman Physicians ...mentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…He identified and described several brain structures, some of which still have his name, such as the concavity on the internal surface of the occipital bone, in which lodges the posterior confluent of the cranial venous sinuses, known as the Herophilus press (torcularHerophili). The meninges of the brain were also discovered by Herophilus and named as "chorioid" because of their resemblance with chorionic membrane of the fetus [4]. His greatest achievement was to describe the ventricular system which is a series of interconnected cavities inside the brain.…”
Section: Discoveries and Contributions Of Greek And Roman Physicians ...mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Herophilus; who is known as the father of anatomy, made outstanding anatomical discoveries in human cadavers. He distinguished the brain from the cerebellum and recognized the internal surface of the skull and the cranial sutures, brainstem and spinal cord (Nukha) and discovered meninges and torcularHerophili [3,4]. Later on, the great Roman physician Galen explains the method of dissections of brain and discovered corpus callosum.…”
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“…Agnodikē'nin yaşadığı düşünülen döneme ilişkin tarihleme, eğitim aldığı söylenen kişi olan Herophilos üzerinden de yapılmıştır. Yaklaşık MÖ 330 civarında doğduğu ve MÖ 260 dolaylarında öldüğü tahmin edilen (Reveron, 2015), Khalkedon (Kadıköy) doğumlu Herophilos, İskenderiye'de tıbbın önde gelen kurucularındandı ve kadın anatomisi ve jinekoloji üzerine çalışmaları ile ünlü bir hekimdi (Salisbury, 2001;Howatson, 2013). Bu durumda ya Agnodikē gerçekten İskenderiye'ye giderek kendisinden (Herophilos mesleğin ilk icracısı olmasa da en ünlü isimlerinden biridir) eğitim almış veya yazar ya da yazarlar bu renkli hikâyeyi, zaten kadın hastalıkları konusunda nam salmış bu ünlü hekime atfederek hikâyeye güç ve inandırıcılık kazandırmaya çalışmıştır.…”
Section: Agnodikē'nin Hayatı Ve Tıp Tarihindeki Yeriunclassified