Eustachio

Eustachio definition - medical

Eu·sta·chi·o (yo͝o-stäˈkē-ō, ĕˌo͞o-stäˈkyō), Bartolomeo 1520-1574.

Italian anatomist. A founder of modern anatomy, he is noted for his descriptions of the human ear and heart.

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