Praxagoras of Cos on arteries, pulse and pneuma : : fragments and interpretation / / by Orly Lewis.
The distinction that Praxagoras of Cos (4th-3rd c. BC) made between arteries and veins and his views on pulsation and pneuma are two significant turning points in the history of ideas and medicine. In this book Orly Lewis presents the fragmentary evidence for this topic and offers a fresh analysis o...
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| Superior document: | Studies in Ancient Medicine, Volume 48 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2017. ©2017 |
| Year of Publication: | 2017 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in ancient medicine ;
Volume 48. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (391 pages) :; illustrations, tables. |
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