Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with December 10.

Events

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Births

1884 – Alexander Wood (1817-1884), Scottish physician; designed the Hypodermic needle (1853)

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Deaths

1759 – René-Jacques Croissant de Garengeot (1688-1759), French surgeon; described De Garengeot’s Hernia (1731) and La Clef de Garengeot

1995 – Edward Harry Bishop (1913-1995), American obstetrician and gynecologist; defined the Bishop Score (1964) and uterine tocolysis (1961) 

2008 – John Brereton Barlow (1924-2008), South African cardiologist; described Barlow syndrome (1968), (primary billowing mitral leaflet syndrome (BMLS)) 

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Further reading