Haller

Haller definition - medical

Hal·ler (häˈlər), Albrecht von 1708-1777.

Swiss physiologist whose investigations into the structure of nerves and the relationship of nerves to muscles form the basis of modern neurology. Haller also discovered the role of bile in digesting fats and developed a botanical taxonomic system.

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