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Nymphodorus

Ancient Greek physician

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About Nymphodorus

Nymphodorus was a physician.

Nymphodorus, (; 3rd century BC), a Greek physician, who must have lived in or before the 3rd century BC, as he is mentioned by Heraclides of Tarentum. He was celebrated for the invention of a machine for the reduction of dislocations, called glossokomon , which was afterwards somewhat modified by Aristion, and of which a description is given by Oribasius. He is mentioned by Celsus along with several other eminent surgeons.

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Also known as
Nymphodoros

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ancient Greek physician

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Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Nymphodorus

· Wikidata: Q1221665

· DBpedia: Nymphodorus (physician)

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