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Definition of Malpighi
1. Noun. Italian anatomist who was the first to use a microscope to study anatomy and was among the first to recognize cells in animals (1628-1694).
Medical Definition of Malpighi
1. Marcello, Italian anatomist, histologist, and embryologist, 1628-1694. See: malpighian bodies, malpighian capsule, malpighian cell, malpighian corpuscles, malpighian glands, malpighian glomerulus, malpighian layer, malpighian nodules, malpighian pyramid, malpighian rete, malpighian stigmas, malpighian stratum, malpighian tubules, malpighian tuft, malpighian vesicles. (05 Mar 2000)