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Fallopius (fəlō`pēəs), Ital. Gabriello or Gabriele Fallopio (gäbrēĕl`lō, gäbrēā`lā fäl-lō`pyō), 1523–62, Italian anatomist; pupil and successor of Andreas Vesalius and teacher of Hieronymous Fabricius at Padua. His important discoveries include the fallopian tubes, leading from uterus to ovaries. His collected works were published at Venice in 1584. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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For example, the condom entry, worthy of seven pages, tells us that, while the Earl of Rochester first used the term in 1665 when he wrote A Panegyric Upon a Condom, the earliest medical description is by Italian anatomist Fallopius in 1564: Dulaurens also rejects the notion that "the clitoris of Fallopius or Tentigo of the ancients" might be considered a version of the penis -- their difference in structure is salient. |
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