Antoine Ferrein (1693-1769)—His Life and Contribution to Anatomy and Physiology: The Description of the Vocal Chords and Their Function

The purpose of this study is to summarize the life and work of the French anatomist and surgeon Antoine Ferrein (1693-1769). Ferrein made an impact in the history of anatomy and physiology through his work and especially with the description of phonation, renal anatomy, and liver and biliary structu...

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Published in:Surgical innovation 2019-06, Vol.26 (3), p.388-391
Main Authors: Markatos, Konstantinos, Karamanou, Marianna, Tsekouras, Konstantinos, Damaskos, Christos, Garmpis, Nikolaos, Androutsos, Georgios
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anatomists - history
Books - history
France
History, 17th Century
History, 18th Century
Humans
Physiology - history
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Summary:The purpose of this study is to summarize the life and work of the French anatomist and surgeon Antoine Ferrein (1693-1769). Ferrein made an impact in the history of anatomy and physiology through his work and especially with the description of phonation, renal anatomy, and liver and biliary structure. He also made an impact on ophthalmology with the description of the eyelid and its diseases. After a thorough review of the literature, we present in this review his life and his main discoveries with special emphasis on the anatomic description of the vocal chords resembling the chords of a violin tempered by the air exhaled from the lungs and how the physiology of phonation and the surgery of the larynx were revolutionized after that.
ISSN:1553-3506
1553-3514
DOI:10.1177/1553350619835346