Filippo Civinini
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Filippo Civinini was an Italian anatomist from Pistoia
. He is remembered for contributions made in the field of osteology
, in particular the cranium.
He studied medicine in Pistoia and Pisa
, where in 1825 he earned his degree. In 1834 he was appointed anatomical dissector, and two years later attained the chair of anatomy at the University of Pisa
. He composed the first catalogue on the collections of anatomy at the Museum of Pisa
.
In 1835 Civinini provided the first description of a neuroma
that causes a painful foot condition known today as Morton's metatarsalgia. He made the discovery during the dissection of a cadaver
, which he described in an article called Su un nervoso gangliare rigonfiamento alla pianta del piede (On the neural ganglion swelling on the sole of the foot).
Pistoia
Pistoia is a city and comune in the Tuscany region of Italy, the capital of a province of the same name, located about 30 km west and north of Florence and is crossed by the Ombrone Pistoiese, a tributary of the River Arno.-History:...
. He is remembered for contributions made in the field of osteology
Osteology
Osteology is the scientific study of bones. A subdiscipline of anatomy, anthropology, and archeology, osteology is a detailed study of the structure of bones, skeletal elements, teeth, morphology, function, disease, pathology, the process of ossification , the resistance and hardness of bones , etc...
, in particular the cranium.
He studied medicine in Pistoia and Pisa
Pisa
Pisa is a city in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the River Arno on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa...
, where in 1825 he earned his degree. In 1834 he was appointed anatomical dissector, and two years later attained the chair of anatomy at the University of Pisa
University of Pisa
The University of Pisa , located in Pisa, Tuscany, is one of the oldest universities in Italy. It was formally founded on September 3, 1343 by an edict of Pope Clement VI, although there had been lectures on law in Pisa since the 11th century...
. He composed the first catalogue on the collections of anatomy at the Museum of Pisa
Pisa
Pisa is a city in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the River Arno on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa...
.
In 1835 Civinini provided the first description of a neuroma
Neuroma
A neuroma is a growth or tumor of nerve tissue. Just as the Latin word for swelling is now restricted to neoplasias, the equivalent Greek suffix -oma has shared in that fate. Thus, the typical modern usage of neuroma is for nerve tumors...
that causes a painful foot condition known today as Morton's metatarsalgia. He made the discovery during the dissection of a cadaver
Cadaver
A cadaver is a dead human body.Cadaver may also refer to:* Cadaver tomb, tomb featuring an effigy in the form of a decomposing body* Cadaver , a video game* cadaver A command-line WebDAV client for Unix....
, which he described in an article called Su un nervoso gangliare rigonfiamento alla pianta del piede (On the neural ganglion swelling on the sole of the foot).
Associated eponyms
- Civinini's canal: the anterior canaliculus of chorda tympaniChorda tympaniThe chorda tympani is a nerve that branches from the facial nerve inside the facial canal, just before the facial nerve exits the skull via the Stylomastoid foramen...
, or iter chordae anterius. - Civinini's ligament: the pterygospinal ligamentPterygospinal ligamentA fibrous band that spans the sphenoid bone from its spine to the superior border of the lateral pterygoid plate....
. - Civinini's process: The pterygoid processes of the sphenoidPterygoid processes of the sphenoidThe pterygoid processes of the sphenoid, one on either side, descend perpendicularly from the regions where the body and great wings unite.Each process consists of a medial pterygoid plate and a lateral pterygoid plate, the upper parts of which are fused anteriorly; a vertical sulcus, the...
bone or processus pterygospinosus. - Foramen of Civinini: Foramen pterygospinosum.