Soviet Medical Encyclopedia

Thomas Wharton

History of Medicine, Biographies, Anatomy

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

Summary

A biographical overview of the famous English anatomist Thomas Wharton (1610–1673), known for his pioneering work on glands and the umbilical cord, and the discovery of the submandibular duct.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

WHARTON, Thomas (1610–1673), a famous English anatomist; studied medicine in Cambridge, Oxford, and London. Wharton became famous for his works on the structure of glands and the umbilical cord; he also discovered the excretory duct of the submandibular gland (ductus Whartonianus), described in Adenographia sive glandularum totius corporis descriptio (Londini, 1656).

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“Thomas Wharton.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/thomas-wharton/