Pecquet
[ pĕ-kā′ ]
French anatomist who first described (1647) the thoracic duct.
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Indeed, so sick and ailing did he appear to be that Mme. Pecquet suggested that his uncle should call in a doctor.
A Book of Remarkable Criminals |H. B. IrvingIt is to be noted that Asellius and Pecquet, both of them, made their discoveries as it were by chance.
Experiments on Animals |Stephen PagetStrangely enough, the latter united with Riolan in opposing the discovery of Pecquet and denying its significance.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine |Roswell ParkAnd you allow the name of a magistrate to be coupled in a police report with that of the woman Pecquet?
Woman on Her Own, False Gods & The Red Robe |Eugne Brieux