1. Italian anatomist who was the first to use a microscope to study anatomy and was among the first to recognize cells in animals (1628-1694); [syn: Malpighi, Marcello Malpighi]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Malpighi
n 1: Italian anatomist who was the first to use a microscope to
study anatomy and was among the first to recognize cells in
animals (1628-1694) [syn: Malpighi, Marcello Malpighi]