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The role of the University of Padua medical school in the study of conjoined twins between 18th and early 19th century
Author(s) -
Magno Giovanni,
Boer Lucas L.,
Oostra RoelofJan,
Zanatta Alberto
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
american journal of medical genetics part a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.064
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1552-4833
pISSN - 1552-4825
DOI - 10.1002/ajmg.a.62938
Subject(s) - conjoined twins , late 19th century , value (mathematics) , medical school , medical science , human anatomy , field (mathematics) , classics , history , medicine , period (music) , art , anatomy , medical education , aesthetics , computer science , machine learning , mathematics , pure mathematics
The Medical School of Padua (Italy) contributed profoundly to the study of teratology. Many famous physicians and professors of medicine, such as Liceti, Vallisneri, Morgagni, and Malacarne, have studied and investigated these anomalies to better understand the causes and to find a potential explanation, often preserving the specimens for future studies. The present study highlights some historical cases of conjoined twins and a conjoined triplet preserved at the Morgagni Museum of Human Anatomy to show the development of medical theories in the teratological field between the 18th and early 19th century. This approach will provide insights into different study methods and ideas of some of the most famous scholars working in Padua at that time. The current article focuses on rare cases, both human and animal, that were encountered by physicians who worked in the Veneto area in the late 18th and early 19th century. Their detailed descriptions are not only of historical but also of contemporary dysmorphological value.