Malpighi

American  

[mahl-pee-gee] / mɑlˈpi gi /

noun

1. Marcello 1628–94, Italian anatomist.

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Malpighi British  

/ mælˈpɪɡɪən, malˈpiːɡi /

noun

1. Marcello (marˈtʃɛllo). 1628–94, Italian physiologist. A pioneer in microscopic anatomy, he identified the capillary system (1661)

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Malpighi Scientific  

/ măl-pē′gē /

1. Italian anatomist who was the first to use a microscope in the study of anatomy. He discovered the capillary system, extending the work of William Harvey. He is also noted for his studies of the structure of the lungs, spleen, liver, kidneys, skin, brain, and spinal cord.

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Other Word Forms

• Malpighian adjective

Example Sentences

The first microscopists � Malpighi, Swammerdam, Leeuwenhoek�added their heretical testimony.

From Time Magazine Archive

Harvey's theories are taught in medical colleges today with the addition of one detail which was filled in four years after his death by his successor Marcello Malpighi.

From Time Magazine Archive

This theme of the body as a machine was developed in the seventeenth century by another Italian, Giovanni Borelli, who was an older contemporary and friend of Malpighi.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

Malpighi studied philosophy and medicine at the University of Bologna, graduating in 1653, and became a lecturer in logic at Bologna, before moving to the University of Pisa in 1656 as professor of theoretical medicine.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

Malpighi seems to have stimulated Borelli’s interest in living things, while Borelli seems to have stimulated Malpighi to investigate the way living systems work and encouraged his efforts at dissection.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin