Demetrius of Apamea

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Demetrius of Apamea - Hellenistic physiologist of the Herophilean school. He studied the sexual organs, focusing his attention on the treatment of ailments - instead of the reproductive physiology that was studied under Herophilos.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ von Staden, Heinrich (1989). Herophilus: The Art of Medicine in Early Alexandria. Cambridge University Press, pp. 506-511. ISBN 0521236460. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.