Medical Dictionary

organ of Rosenmüller

noun organ of Ro·sen·mül·ler \-ˈrō-zən-ˌmyü-lər\

Medical Definition of ORGAN OF ROSENMÜLLER

Biographical Note for ORGAN OF ROSENMüLLER

Ro·sen·mül·ler \ˈrōz-ən-ˌmuel-ər\ , Johann Christian (1771–1820), German anatomist. Rosenmüller served as professor of anatomy and surgery at a German university. He is remembered for classic descriptions of three anatomical features: the palpebral part of the lacrimal gland (1797), the epoophoron (1802), and the lateral recess of the pharynx situated dorsal and cranial to the eustachian tube (1808). In 1808 he published a handbook of anatomy.

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