Pierre Adolphe Piorry
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Pierre Adolphe Piorry (1794-1879) was a French physician. He invented pleximetry (a method for the investigation of internal organs using percussion) and was the creator of medical terms toxin, toxemia and septicemia.
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- Sakula, A. Pierre Adolphe Piorry (1794-1879): pioneer of percussion and pleximetry. Thorax, 1979; 34: 575-581
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