Fabricus ab Aquapendente

Fabricus ab Aquapendente definition - medical

Fa·bri·cus ab A·qua·pen·den·te (fă-brĭshˈē-əs ăb ăkˌwə-pĕn-dĕnˈtē), Hieronymus 1537-1619.

Italian anatomist who gave the first detailed descriptions (1603) of the semilunar valves of the veins and established embryology as a medical discipline with his comparative studies of human and animal fetal development.

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