Heberden

[ hĕb′ər-dn ]

William 1710-1801

British physician who gave the first clinical description (1768) of angina pectoris.

Words nearby Heberden

I am very desirous of Dr. Heberden's assistance, as I think my case is not past remedy.

Life Of Johnson, Volume 4 (of 6) |Boswell
The names of Heberden, Turton, and Baker are noticed with the respect to which their virtues and acquirements entitle them.

Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts, July-December, 1827 |Various
Windham (Diary, p. 32) says that he reproached Heberden with being timidorum timidissimus.

Life Of Johnson, Volume 4 (of 6) |Boswell
Heberden's nodosities are incurable, but they are little more than deformities.

A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II |Various

Heberden says that it began in Whitechapel, but does not say where he got the information.

A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II) |Charles Creighton