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It's the birthday of the "Father of Modern Pathology," Giovanni Battista Morgagni, born in Forli, Italy (1682).
He's remembered today for his book On the Seats and Causes of Disease, published in 1761, in which he describes in great detail the results of 640 autopsies he performed on patients who died from diseases. It's considered one of the most important works in the history of medicine.
Before Morgagni, it was still widely believed that diseases were caused by an imbalance in four human fluids called humors-phlegm, blood, gall and choler. Morgagni laid the foundation for modern pathology.
(from The Writer's Almanac)
He's remembered today for his book On the Seats and Causes of Disease, published in 1761, in which he describes in great detail the results of 640 autopsies he performed on patients who died from diseases. It's considered one of the most important works in the history of medicine.
Before Morgagni, it was still widely believed that diseases were caused by an imbalance in four human fluids called humors-phlegm, blood, gall and choler. Morgagni laid the foundation for modern pathology.
(from The Writer's Almanac)