Jean Fernel
✓ Source-basedfallingFrench physician (*1497 - †1558)
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Jean François Fernel was a French physician who introduced the term "physiology" to describe the study of the body's function. He was the first person to describe the spinal canal. The lunar crater Fernelius is named after him.
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About this person
Country
FranceCategory
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1506 to 1558 · aged 52
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