Alexander Monro (secundus)

Alexander Monro (secundus)

Alexander Monro (May 22, 1733 – October 2, 1817) was a Scottish physician and medical educator. To distinguish him as the second of three generations of physicians of the same name, he is known as "secundus". His students included the naval physician and abolitionist Thomas Trotter.

ee also

* Monro's cyst
* Monro's foramen
* Monro's point
* Monro's sulcus
* Monro-Kellie doctrine

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  • Donald Monro (physician) — Dr Donald Monro FRS FRSE FRCP (1728–1802) was a Scottish physician and medical author. Life He was the second son of Alexander Monro (primus). He came from the Munro of Auchinbowie family, who were a branch of the Scottish highland Clan Munro.… …   Wikipedia

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  • Monro family — Family of Scottish physicians. Three generations of the family made the University of Edinburgh an international centre of medical teaching, holding the chair of anatomy for 126 years (1720–1846) without interruption. Alexander primus (b. Sept. 8 …   Universalium

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