Volcher Coiter
Dutch anatomist · Doctors · Lived 1534 to 1576 · aged 42
Volcher Coiter was a Dutch anatomist who established the study of comparative osteology and first described cerebrospinal meningitis. He also studied the human eye and was able to demonstrate the replenishment of the aqueous humor.
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Coiter's muscle is a name sometimes used for the corrugator superciliaris that is involved in wrinkling of the eyebrow. He illustrated his works with his own meticulously detailed drawings.
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Lived 1534 to 1576 · aged 42
