Malpighi, Marcello

 
Pronunciation: /malˈpiːgi/
  • (circa 1628–94), Italian microscopist. He discovered the alveoli and capillaries in the lungs and the fibres and red cells of clotted blood, and demonstrated the pathway of blood from arteries to veins.

Derivatives

Malpighian

Pronunciation: /maLˈpɪgɪən/
adjective