Morgagni, Giambattista, 1682-1771

Patavii [Padua]

Excudebat Josephus Cominus

1719

6 pts in 2 v.; 27 x 20 cm.

anatomia:RBAI098

Morgagni begain his medical studies at the age of sixteen at Bologna under Antonio Maria Valsalva. In 1715 he was installed as chair of anatomy at Padua, a post he held with distinction for over fifty years. He was also a esteemed scholar of the classics and archaeology. Morgagni is chiefly remembered as a pioneer in the field of pathology. His researches into microscopic anatomy yielded new information on the glands of the larynx, the trachea, and glottal regions, the male urethra and the female genitalia, all of which was published in his Adversaria anatomica omnia. The work also contains the first description of the fine folds of the anal passage, known eponymously as the 'columns of Morgagni.'

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