ARANZI
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Aranzi was an eminent Italian anatomist from Bologna who served as professor of medicine and anatomy for 33 years. He made significant contributions to anatomy, including describing the levator palpebrae superioris muscle, ductus arteriosus, and hypertrophy of the myometrium during pregnancy.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
ARANZI, Giulio (Giulio Cesare Aranzi, Julius Caesar Arantius, 1530-1589), outstanding Italian anatomist, native of Bologna. For 33 years (until his death) he was professor of medicine and anatomy at the university of his native city. While still a student, he described m. levator palpebrae superioris, and subsequently, in "De humano foetu liber," the ductus arteriosus (later incorrectly named by Botallo) and hypertrophy of the myometrium during pregnancy. In his "Anatomicarum observationum liber" there is evidence of imperforability of the septum between both halves of the heart, the description of the hippocampus, nodules of the semilunar valves, the venous trunk named after him - ductus venosus Arantii; it also contains research regarding the pulmonary circulation. Aranzi was the first to apply forceps for the removal of nasal polyps.
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“ARANZI.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/aranzi/