Nathaniel Highmore (physician)
Nathaniel Highmore may refer to: * Nathaniel Highmore (surgeon) (1613–1685), British surgeon and anatomist * Sir Nathaniel Highmore (barrister) Sir Nathaniel Joseph Highmore (13 November 1844 – 16 April 1924) was a senior British civil servant and government barrister. Highmore was born in Sherborne, Dorset, the son of William Highmore MP, and was educated at Sherborne School. ...

Nathaniel Highmore (surgeon)
Nathaniel Highmore (1613–1685) was a British surgeon In modern medicine, a surgeon is a medical professional who performs surgery. Although there are different traditions in different times and places, a modern surgeon usually is also a licensed physician or received the same medical training as .... Education He was educated at Sherborne and Queen's College, Oxford and Trinity College, Oxford. Professional life Remembered for his anatomical studies, he published a well written treatise on human anatomy in 1651 noteworthy for its accurate and well written account of blood circulation. He is especially known for his description of the maxillary sinus, which used to be more popularly referred to as the antrum of Highmore. He is also known for describing the scrotal septum that divides the scrotum into the two sections that each house a single testicle. Highmore is buried at Purse Caundle in Dorset, where his father had been the rector. References * {{DEFA ...
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