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Jan 1, 1489
Anatomy
Leonardo da Vinci dissects corpses. -
Microscope
Zacharius Jannssen invents the microscope. -
Blood Transfusions
Sir Christopher Wren experiments with canine blood transfusions. -
Blood Cells
Anton van Leeuwenhoek discovers blood cells. -
Scurvy
James Lind publishes his Treatise of the Scurvy stating that citrus fruits prevent scurvy. -
Appendectomy
Claudius Aymand performs the first successful appendectomy. -
Nitrous Oxide
Sir Humphry Davy discovers the anesthetic properties of nitrous oxide -
Stethoscope
Rene Laennec invents the stethoscope -
Women in Medicine
Elizabeth Blackwell is the first woman to gain a medical degree from Geneva Medical College in New York. -
Syringe
Charles Gabriel Pravaz and Alexander Wood develop the syringe.