Mal·pi·ghi (m l-p  g, mäl-), Marcello 1628-1694. Italian anatomist who was the first to use a microscope in the study of anatomy and discovered the capillary system. |
Malpighi (Italian) [malˈpiːgi]
n
(Biographies / Malpighi, Marcello (1628-1694) M, Italian, SCIENCE: physiologist) Marcello (marˈtʃɛllo). 1628-94, Italian physiologist. A pioneer in microscopic anatomy, he identified the capillary system (1661)
Malpighian [mælˈpɪgɪən] adj
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| Noun | 1. |  Malpighi - Italian anatomist who was the first to use a microscope to study anatomy and was among the first to recognize cells in animals (1628-1694) |
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