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Thoracic patient suffering from severe left pulmonary tuberculosis undergoing resection of the tubercular cavity and ribs (from IV to VIII) in 1895 by Dr. Macewen. The photograph was taken in 1911.

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2022-06-10

MacEwen’s expression here is a blast to draw

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2022-03-26

We’re not going for the sympathy vote, honest, but we’ll just point out that it was our pumpkin-sculptor’s first ever effort. Source material came from MacEwen’s Head sections, 1893, Hirschfeld’s Nevrologie, 1853, and Valverde’s Anatomia, 1560.

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2019-10-31

William (1848 – 1924) was a scottish surgeon. He was a pioneer in modern Outstanding is his '#Atlas of sections'.

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2018-06-04