Bell, Charles (1774–1842)
Scottish anatomist and surgeon, a pioneering investigator of the workings
of the nervous system, whose most
important discovery was to distinguish the functions of sensory
nerves and motor nerves. He was
also the first to describe the facial paralysis known as Bell's
palsy. Bell was professor of anatomy and surgery at the Royal College
of Surgeons, London, and from 1836 was professor of surgery at Edinburgh
University. Related category
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SURGEONS, AND ANATOMISTS
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