Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with May 18.

Events

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Births

1795 – Alfred-Armand-Louis-Marie Velpeau (1795-1867), French Surgeon; described myriad eponymous terms including Velpeau disease (1839) [hidradenitis suppurativa] and the Velpeau bandage

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Deaths

1809 – Josef Leopold Auenbrugger von Auenbrugg (1722-1809), Austrian Physician; father of percussion, described Auenbrugger Sign (1761), Auenbrugger sign II (1761), and Auenbrugger Bone Sign (Heuter sign)

2014 – Elisabeth Gathy Kaveggia (1926-2014), Hungarian born, American pediatrician and geneticist; described Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome (1974) [FG syndrome]

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