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Herophilus

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He·roph·i·lus (h-rf-ls) fl. c. 300 bc.
Greek anatomist and surgeon. A pioneer of dissection, he compared the human anatomy to that of other animals and gave detailed descriptions of the brain, liver, spleen, and sexual organs.
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