iatromathematicianmedical dictionary

One of a school of physicians in Italy, about the middle of the 17th century, who tried to apply the laws of mechanics and mathematics to the human body, and hence were eager student of anatomy; opposed to the iatrochemists.

Origin: Gr. Physician + E. Mathematician.

(01 Mar 1998)

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