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Historical Bibliography Updated: December 1, 2019

Observationes anatomicae.

Publication Details

Venice: J. B. Recurti, 1724 CE.

Santorini was one of the ablest dissectors of his day. In the above work many new discoveries of anatomical details are set forth, together with corrections of some of the errors of earlier anatomists. The work describes the four major discoveries for which Santorini is known eponymically: Santorini’s cartilage, Santorini’s vein, Santorini’s duct, and Santorini’s caruncula.

Thematic Classifications

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Entry Number#392
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/649
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLobservationes-anatomicae-1724

Geographic Context

Publication place: Venice