Demetrius of Apamea

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Demetrius of Apamea ( fl . late-third to early-first century BC) was a Hellenistic physiologist of the Herophilean school.

He studied the sexual organs, focusing his attention on the treatment of ailments - instead of the reproductive physiology that was studied under Herophilos. [1]

References

  1. ↑ von Staden, Heinrich (1989). Herophilus: The Art of Medicine in Early Alexandria. Cambridge University Press. pp. 506–511. ISBN   0-521-23646-0 . Retrieved 2008-01-13.
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