Erasistratus of Chios: a pioneer of human anatomy and physiology

Erasistratus of Chios: a pioneer of human anatomy and physiology:



Erasistratus of Chios (310-250 BC) was one of the great Greek physicians of antiquity. Historical investigation reveals that he was an innovative anatomist, neuroanatomist and a pioneer of human physiology. His accurate discoveries formed the basis of positive sciences and ameliorated medicine.