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Definition of Harvey cushing

1. Noun. United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939).

Medical Definition of Harvey cushing

1. This leader of neurosurgery was born in Cleveland, Ohio, graduated from Harvard in 1895, remained at Massachusetts General Hospital for one year, spent 15 years at Johns Hopkins, returned to Harvard as Professor of Surgery, and retired in new Haven where he continued actively until his death. Cushing's accomplishments in neurosurgery were amazing. In 1906, he demonstrated the relationship between pituitary tumours and sexual infantilism. In 1917, he published a classic, "The Pituitary Body and Its Disorders." Cushing wrote many charming essays, some of which were published as a collection under the title, "Consecratio Medici" in 1928. He was an earnest collector of books and bequeathed his valuable collection to the Yale Library. Among his many publications were a Biography of 0sler, and a Biography of Andreas Vesalius. Lived: 1869-1939. (15 Nov 1997)

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Literary usage of Harvey cushing

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1. The Harvard Volunteers in Europe: Personal Records of Experience in Military by Mark Antony De Wolfe Howe (1916)
"In March a well-equipped Unit of surgeons and nurses, with Dr. harvey cushing, Moseley Professor of Surgery, as surgeon-in-chief, and Dr. Robert B. ..."

2. Papers to be Presented Before the Section on Ophthalmology of the American by Section on Ophthalmology, American Medical Association (1911)
"... IN RELATION TO STAGES OF CHOKED DISK * harvey cushing, MD, AND GEORGE J. HEUER, MD BALTIMORE In a former paper,1 introductory to this series, ..."

3. Manual of Neuro-surgery by United States Surgeon-General's Office (1919)
"... Spinal Cord," by Dr. Charles H. Frazier; and from the technic of the suboccipital operation in " Tumors of the Nervus Acusticus," by Dr. harvey cushing. ..."

4. Life and Letters of Henry Lee Higginson by Henry Lee Higginson, Bliss Perry (1921)
"Major Higginson's own letter of May 3, 1917, to Dr. harvey cushing, who was sailing for the Front with the Harvard Medical Unit, was almost as exultant as ..."

5. Annals of Ophthalmology (1916)
"He then went on to see Dr. harvey cushing, who confirmed the diagnosis of tumor of the pituitary body. He advised against any immediate operation, ..."

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