Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 1583

GABRIEL ANDRAL (1797-1876). Essai d'hématologie pathologique. Paris: Fortin, Masson, 1843. 186 pp; 20.7 cm.

For more information on this author or work, see number: 1580

This short volume is one of the most important works in the history of hematology. Here Andral first uses the terms anemia and hyperemia and clearly describes a number of diseases of the blood including lead poisoning, septicemia, and polycythemia.

Cited references: Garrison-Morton 3060; Waller 406; Wellcome II, p. 44 (1845 ed.)

Gift of John Martin, M.D.