Amatus Lusitanus
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Amatus Lusitanus
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João Rodrigues de Castelo Branco, better known as Amato Lusitano and Amatus Lusitanus (1511–1568), was a notable Portuguese Jewish physician of the 16th century. Like Herophilus, Galen, Ibn al-Nafis, Michael Servetus, Realdo Colombo and William Harvey, he is credited as making a discovery in the circulation of the blood. He is said to have discovered the function of the valves in the circulation of the blood.
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Portuguese physician (1511–1568)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amatus_Lusitanus
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2024-02-11T18:37:05Z
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