Top Quotes & Sayings by Jean Fernel

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a French physician Jean Fernel.
Last updated on April 19, 2025.
Jean Fernel

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.

Anatomy is to physiology as geography is to history; it describes the theatre of events. — © Jean Fernel
Anatomy is to physiology as geography is to history; it describes the theatre of events.
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