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Title
De duplicitate monstrosa commentarius [Tableau I]
Subject
Teratology
Description
Meckel was a renowned pathologist and anatomist. Born at the end of the 18th century, Meckel was inclined to view the causes of monstrosities as part of nature, as developments rather than phenomena. Meckel was one of the first to suggest the idea of pleiotropy, meaning that one gene (heredity) can be responsible for multiple defects; and the first to promote the study of embryology in order to understand better the causes of monstrosity. In Meckel’s work, one can see the beginnings of what will be called teratology, the study of abnormalities of physiological development.
One of the greatest and lasting influences of the burgeoning 18th century medical societies was the detailed anatomical study of the causes of monstrosities. Above is an illustration of a superficial muscle dissection of conjoined twins.
One of the greatest and lasting influences of the burgeoning 18th century medical societies was the detailed anatomical study of the causes of monstrosities. Above is an illustration of a superficial muscle dissection of conjoined twins.
Creator
Meckel, J. F. (Johann Friedrich), 1781-1833.
Source
Original Image in ZCd 3, Historical Medical Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Publisher
Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Date
1815
Contributor
Halae et Berolini : E Librariis Orphanotrophei, 1815.
Language
ger
Identifier
ZCd_3_Tab.I
Citation
Meckel, J. F. (Johann Friedrich), 1781-1833., “De duplicitate monstrosa commentarius [Tableau I],” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed April 20, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/6781.