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Herophilian

Herophilian adjective: of or relating to Herophilos (Greek: Ἡρόφιλος; 335–280 BC), a Greek physician regarded as one of the earliest anatomists.

Adjective

Herophilian (comparative more Herophilian, superlative most Herophilian)

  1. Of or relating to Herophilos (Greek: Ἡρόφιλος; 335–280 BC), a Greek physician regarded as one of the earliest anatomists.

Forms of Herophilian

comparativemore Herophilian
superlativemost Herophilian

Questions about Herophilian

What does Herophilian mean?
Herophilian means of or relating to Herophilos (Greek: Ἡρόφιλος; 335–280 BC), a Greek physician regarded as one of the earliest anatomists.
What part of speech is Herophilian?
Herophilian is an adjective.

Words near Herophilian in the dictionary

  1. heronshews
  2. heroogony
  3. heroon
  4. heroons
  5. heropanti
  6. Herophilian
  7. Herophilist
  8. Herophilists
  9. heros
  10. heros eponymus
  11. heroship

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