Francis Glisson
British doctor; (1597-1677) · Academics · Died at 80
Francis Glisson was an English physician, anatomist, and writer on medical subjects. He did important work on the anatomy of the liver, and he wrote an early pediatric text on rickets.
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An experiment he performed helped debunk the balloonist theory of muscle contraction by showing that when a muscle contracted under water, the water level did not rise, and thus no air or fluid could be entering the muscle.
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Lived 1597 to 1677 · aged 80
